As part of the 10th London Chess Classic, the Pro-Biz Cup brings leading business minds and the world’s leading Grandmasters together in a fun tournament to raise money for the UK charity Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC). This event takes place on Monday 10 December.
It features World Championship Challenger Fabiano Caruana, back in action in London just days after his gripping match with Magnus Carlsen, alongside his fellow competitors in the London Chess Classic (the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2018) Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian.
Pair 1
- Fabiano Caruana, World Championship Challenger
- Chris Flowers, Chairman and CEO of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, an investment firm specialising in financial services
Pair 2
- Matthew Sadler, two-time British Champion
- Demis Hassabis, CEO and Co-Founder of DeepMind
Pair 3
- Garry Kasparov, former World Champion
- Terry Chapman, entrepreneur and former Chairman and CEO of Terence Chapman Group PLC
Pair 4
- David Howell, England No. 2
- Rajko Vujatovic, model risk consultant and three-time gold medallist in the World Diving Chess Championships
Pair 5
- Levon Aronian, Grand Chess Tour semi-finalist 2018.
- Justin Baptie, Managing Director of Insight Strategic Associates, a firm of accountants dealing with the SME and HNW market.
Pair 6
- Mickey Adams, England No. 1 and reigning British Champion.
- Natasha Regan, a Director at RPC Consulting and Women’s International Master.
Pair 7
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Grand Chess Tour semi-finalist 2018.
- Gilles Betthaeuser, President of global real estate company Colliers International for France, Belgium, Spain, Morocco and Switzerland
Pair 8
- Gawain Jones, two-time British Champion.
- Nigel Povah, an advisor to US firm PSI and an International Master.
Pair 9
- Hikaru Nakamura, Grand Chess Tour semi-finalist 2018.
- Karina Vazirova, Head of Product and Implementations at ClauseMatch, a London-based RegTech firm, and a Women’s International Master
Pair 10
- Ali Mortazavi, former CEO of Silence Therapeutics and an International Master.
- Shreyas Royal, 9, currently the top English Under 12 and ranked second in the world for his age.
Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 Dec 10, 2018 11:30
Round 2 Dec 10, 2018 13:00
Round 3 Dec 10, 2018 14:30
Official site
Results:
The 6th Annual Pro-Biz Cup took place at the Head Office of Google in London and was won by Rajko Vujatovic and GM David Howell. They defeated GM Levon Aronian and Justin Baptie in a playoff after both teams had tied with 2.5/3 at the end of the 3 regulation rounds.
The official report of the organisers.
Watch the games of the Pro-Biz Cup 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
