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Chessable Masters Final · chess24.com INT · 25 June 2020

Carlsen, Magnus vs Caruana, Fabiano, Chessable Masters Final

Carlsen, Magnus ½–½ Caruana, Fabiano
Carlsen, Magnus vs Caruana, Fabiano
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Chessable Masters Final, 25 June 2020

The Carlsen-Caruana game from the 2020 Chessable Masters Final (Round 1.13, June 25) was a draw. The Chessable Masters Final was a two-player match between Carlsen and Caruana, contested over multiple day-matches as part of the Magnus Carlsen Tour 2020 — the main online elite chess series of the pandemic period.

The game was a Closed Spanish (Ruy Lopez), Carlsen as White choosing a slow positional structure. Caruana’s Black setup was solid, his Petrov- style approach producing exchanges that simplified into a balanced endgame. The draw was accepted in 40 moves with material balance and no clear winning chances.

The Chessable Masters Final ended in Carlsen’s overall victory in the match, winning the title and the substantial prize fund (over $40,000 to the winner). The Magnus Carlsen Tour 2020 — branded as the first online elite chess “tour” — featured Carlsen winning the overall title with multiple individual event victories.

The pandemic-era online tour was a commercial success. It demonstrated that elite chess could be commercially viable as an online product, not just a traditional in-person tournament event. The format has been copied by Champions Chess Tour (continued by Play Magnus Group through 2022), the Chess.com Champions Chess Tour (current), and several other series. Caruana, while not winning the overall tour, was a regular finalist and the event’s most consistent challenger to Carlsen.