The Leon Chess Masters Tournament is held from 10th to 12th July 2020 online on Chess.com.The event includes a Masters tournament, an open blitz tournament, a simultaneous exhibition with 25 boards by the Cuban-born GM Leinier Dominguez, and a closed tournament.
Some of the competitors are: GM Leinier Dominguez (USA), FIDE rating 2758, GM Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran), FIDE rating 2676, GM Alexei Shirov (Spain), FIDE rating 2647, GM Jaime Santos (Spain), FIDE rating 2575
The winners of the two semifinals (on July 10 and on July 11) will face each other in the superfinal on July 12.
The top seeds have the privilege of choosing their opponents for the semifinal. The colors for the first game will be determined by a drawing of lots taking place on July 9.
The time control for the four games is 20 minutes plus a 10-second increment after each move. In the case of a tie, two additional games of 5+3 will be played, and if the tie still remains, a final armaggedon game will decide the match in which colors will be assigned by chance.
Schedule: rounds start at 8:30 a.m. PT, 17.30 CEST
Watch the games of the Leon Chess Masters 2020 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
