2021-04-24

New in Chess Classic Knockout 2021

The New in Chess Classic is held from April 24 till May 2, 2021 on chess24. 
It is the fifth leg on the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. 
Players include GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Wesley So, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alireza Firouzja, and 15-year-old Polgar Challenge winner GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. 

The time control is 15 minutes for the whole game and a 10-second increment per move. The knockout phase has four-game rapid matches. In case of a tie after two matches, two 5+3 blitz games are played and if needed, an Armageddon game, where White has five minutes and Black four but with draw odds.




Schedule: Games start at 17:00 UTC.
 
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