Overview

• The legends play 12 games from October 8–10 at the St. Louis Chess Club, with four games per day split between rapid and blitz, all games completed regardless of the match situation.
• Clutch scoring escalates by day: wins are worth 1 point on Day 1, 2 points on Day 2, and 3 points on Day 3, with draws valued at half those amounts.
• Time controls are 25 minutes with a 10‑second increment for rapid and 5 minutes with a 3‑second increment for blitz.
• The prize pool totals $144,000, including $70,000 for the winner, $50,000 for the runner-up, a 50–50 split if tied, and a $24,000 game-by-game bonus that increases from $1,000 to $3,000 per win across the three days.
• The match is played in Chess960 with a new starting position each day, marking a high-profile reunion of the 1995 title rivals as the refurbished St. Louis Chess Club reopens.