Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand will compete in a 12-game Chess960 exhibition match from October 7-11 in St. Louis. The former world champions will play a mix of rapid and blitz games in the event organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The match features two former world champions in the Fischer Random format, where starting positions are randomized rather than the traditional chess setup. Clutch Chess: The Legends is the Saint Louis Chess Club’s exhibition series featuring top players in alternative formats.

The Saint Louis Chess Club is a 6,000-square-foot chess center in Missouri’s Central West End neighborhood. Founded in 2008, the club hosts all major U.S. Championship events and serves as the designated Chess Capital of the United States by Congress since 2014. The club is home to more than twenty grandmasters including Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Yasser Seirawan, Leinier Domínguez, and Wesley So.

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