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St. Louis Chess Club Sets October Reopening With Kasparov–Anand, U.S. Titles and Carlsen-Led Showdown

A 30,000-square-foot expansion positions St. Louis as a premier chess venue with a concentrated October program.

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Overview

  • Kasparov and Anand will play a 12-game Chess960 exhibition at rapid and blitz from October 7–11, with reports differing on the purse between $144,000 and $160,000.
  • The 2025 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship run October 12–25 in the upgraded hall, each featuring 12 players and a combined prize pool exceeding $400,000.
  • Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown brings Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and world champion D Gukesh for an 18-game rapid double round-robin (10+5) with escalating daily point values and a $412,000 purse.
  • Outlets list late-October dates for the Champions Showdown that vary slightly, though the format, field and prize details are consistent across reports.
  • The expanded campus adds a chess-themed restaurant, larger classrooms, a new tournament hall and updated technology, with Hall of Fame inductions included in the reopening slate.