Clutch Chess: International

In this second installment of Clutch Chess, the tournament will expand internationally. Eight of the world's top chess players will battle online from Saturday, June 6 - Sunday, June 14, 2020 for an extraordinary $265K in prize money - the largest prize fund ever offered for an online chess event. As players compete, it becomes clear that Clutch Chess tests a player’s ability to perform under pressure in the most critical phases of a match. This allows drama until the very end; a player who is trailing significantly still has a chance to come back until the very end. 

At A Glance
Dates June 6 - 14, 2020
Format Clutch Chess: 8-Player Knock-out Tournament
Time control G/10+5
Prize Fund $265,000

 

Players will be seeded and paired for individual quarterfinal matches based on their FIDE rapid rating. Since Clutch Chess is a knockout tournament, players who fail to win their match are eliminated from the competition, while players who win their match advance to the next stage of competition.

Games

Win

Draw

Loss

Games 1 - 4

1

½ 

0

Games 5 - 6

2

1

0

Games 7 - 10

1

½ 

0

Games 11 - 12

3

1½ 

0

Total Match Points Possible

18

 

Prize Fund

Stage

1st Place

2nd Place

Clutch Games 5&6

Clutch Games 11&12

Quarterfinals

Advance to Semifinals

$15,000

$2,000/game

$3,000/game

Semifinals

Advance to Finals

$25,000

$2,000/game

$3,000/game

Finals

$50,000

$35,000

$2,000/game

$3,000/game

 

Schedule

Date Start Times Event

QuarterFinals Match A
1 vs 8
Match B
2 vs 7
June 6  1:00 PM CT Game 1 ---
1:30 PM CT Game 2 ---
2:00 PM CT Game 3 Game 1
2:30 PM CT Game 4 Game 2
3:00 PM CT Game 5 Game 3
3:30 PM CT Game 6 Game 4
4:00 PM CT Interviews Game 5
4:30 PM CT --- Game 6
5:00 PM CT --- Interviews

 

QuarterFinals Match C 
3 vs 6
Match D
4 vs 5
June 7  1:00 PM CT Game 1 ---
1:30 PM CT
Game 2 ---
2:00 PM CT Game 3 Game 1
2:30 PM CT Game 4 Game 2
3:00 PM CT Game 5 Game 3
3:30 PM CT Game 6 Game 4
4:00 PM CT Interviews Game 5
4:30 PM CT --- Game 6
5:00 PM CT --- Interviews

Quarterfinals Match A 
1 vs 8
Match B
2 vs 7
June 8  1:00 PM CT --- Game 7
1:30 PM CT --- Game 8
2:00 PM CT Game 7 Game 9
2:30 PM CT Game 8 Game 10
3:00 PM CT Game 9 Game 11
3:30 PM CT Game 10 Game 12
4:00 PM CT Game 11 Interviews
4:30 PM CT Game 12 ---
5:00 PM CT Interviews ---

Quarterfinals Match C 
3 vs 6
Match D
4 vs 5
June 9  1:00 PM CT --- Game 7
1:30 PM CT --- Game 8
2:00 PM CT Game 7 Game 9
2:30 PM CT Game 8 Game 10
3:00 PM CT Game 9 Game 11
3:30 PM CT Game 10 Game 12
4:00 PM CT Game 11 Interviews
4:30 PM CT Game 12
---
5:00 PM CT Interviews  ---
June 10  Rest Day     

Semifinals Match E Match F
June 11  1:00 PM CT Game 1 ---
1:30 PM CT Game 2 ---
2:00 PM CT Game 3 Game 1
2:30 PM CT Game 4 Game 2
3:00 PM CT Game 5 Game 3
3:30 PM CT Game 6 Game 4
4:00 PM CT Interviews Game 5
4:30 PM CT --- Game 6
5:00 PM CT --- Interviews

Semifinals Match E Match F
June 12  1:00 PM CT Game 7 ---
1:30 PM CT Game 8 ---
2:00 PM CT Game 9 Game 7
2:30 PM CT  Game 10 Game 8
3:00 PM CT  Game 11 Game 9
3:30 PM CT  Game 12 Game 10
4:00 PM CT Interviews Game 11
4:30 PM CT --- Game 12
5:00 PM CT --- Interviews

Finals  Match G

June 13


1:00 PM CT
(with each subsequent game to begin 5 minutes after the the prior game)

 Games 1 - 6
June 14

1:00 PM CT
(with each subsequent game to begin 5 minutes after the the prior game)

Games 7 - 12