Grand Chess Tour 2018 Tiebreak 28 August 2018. Saint Louis, United States
Tournament info
In a strange twist, the final results of the Sinquefield Cup left two players tied in 4th-5th place in the Grand Chess Tour overall standings: Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So.
A tiebreak match with the following rules will decide who will go to London:
- The players will first contest a double rapid round-robin where the time limit shall be game in 25 minutes with a 10-second delay per move from move 1.
- If there is still a tie after these two games, the players shall then contest a series of 2 game Blitz matches at a time limit of game in 5 minutes with a 3-second delay per move from move 1.
- Further Blitz mini-matches shall take place until the tie is resolved, subject to the provision below.
- If a relevant tie remains after four mini-matches have been held (one Rapid and three Blitz), the Grand Chess Tour Chief Arbiter or his appointed deputy shall be empowered, after consulting with the players, to direct that the tie be resolved by other means.
