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The 4th Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX (a.k.a. Fischerandom chess), scheduled in Saint Louis from September 7–10, 2021, announces itself as one of the strongest chess960 tournaments ever held due to its impressive ensemble casting — in alphabetical order: Levon Grigori Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Domínguez Pérez, Garry Kimovich Kasparov (13th World Champion), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Samuel L. Shankland, Wesley So (1st Fischerandom World Champion), Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The format is a 9-round round-robin with time control 20 minutes plus 5 seconds per move. No spectator will be allowed due to local COVID-19 restrictions, but live coverage will be broadcasted on Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube Channel. For further details, click here.