2026 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown · 2026 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown
2026 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown — 2026 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown Round 9
Best game of the round
GM Fabiano Caruana (2682) vs GM Praggnanandhaa R (2730), 1-0, Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order — replay the game
Critical game
GM Hikaru Nakamura (2738) vs GM Javokhir Sindarov (2747), 0-1, Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 — replay the game
Games
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2682) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2730) 1-0 game
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2730) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2682) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2738) – GM Javokhir Sindarov (2747) 0-1 game
- GM Javokhir Sindarov (2747) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2738) 1/2-1/2 game
Standings after round 9
- Sindarov, Javokhir
- Praggnanandhaa R
- Caruana, Fabiano
- Nakamura, Hikaru