The first edition of the Chess Club Showdown took place on Chess.com on September 30. The 9z Globant club won the event by defeating Team Liquid Chess Club 53.5-45.5 in the Final Match.

Bulgarian CM and streamer Volen Dyulgerov played against Magnus Carlsen, during the Multi-Club Arena stage. Magnus made a critical Blunder on move 20 and lost a significant advantage. Carlsen resigned on the next move. Dyulgerov, also known as Witty Alien, expressively celebrated his victory on his stream.

The Blitz ratings of Magnus and Volen on Chess.com are 3396 and 2612 points respectively. Dyulgerov’s club, FUT Esports, took 4th place in the event.

The final standings are:

Place Club Score Total Players Prize
1. 9z Globant 2368 962 $10,000
2. Team Liquid Chess Club 2312 1005 $5,000
3. Team Vitality Chess Club 2017 554 $1,000
4. FUT Esports Chess Club 1961 1142 $1,000
5. Natus Vincere 1923 589 $1,000
6. BASILISK Chess Club 1882 454 -
7. ALL GAMERS GLOBAL 1627 259 -
8. Team MGD1 1566 151 -
9. S8UL Esports 1329 240 -

The Chess Club Showdown is a team competition where players compete for a chosen club. The tournament takes place at the end of each month on Chess.com. The event takes place in two stages, the Multi-Club Arena and the Club Match.

The Arena lasts two hours, and the points of the top-50 scorers in each team are counted. The top two clubs advance to the Club Match. In the match, both teams have 50 players selected by rating. All games of the event feature a Blitz 5+0 time control.

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