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Magnus Carlsen Invitational schedule, results, prize money, how to stream online chess event final

Sam Ficarro
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Some of the world's best players are facing one another at the round-robin tournament, which has now reached the final.

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational began April 18 and features some of the world’s best chess players. Over the course of 16 days, the field of eight players are competing online for a $250,000 prize fund with $70,000 awarded to the winner.

And we've now reached the final, which features Magnus Carlsen vs. Hikaru Nakamura on Sunday.

Magnus Carlsen Invitational participants

World No. 1 and four-time world champion Magnus Carlsen headlines the field as six of the top 10 players will compete. The field includes 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja, who upset Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup. 

Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi are also among the competitiors.

PlayerCountryAgeRapidRank
Magnus CarlsenNorway2928631
Fabiano CaruanaUSA2728352
Ding LirenChina2727913
Ian NepomniachtchiRussia2927844
Maxime Vachier-LagraveFrance2927785
Anish GiriNetherlands25276410
Hikaru NakamuraUSA32273618
Alireza FirouzjaIran16272821

Magnus Carlsen Invitational format and schedule

The tournament sees the eight players play a round-robin tournament with four advancing to the Final Four knockout. In the round-robin portion, each player will play in a four-game rapid match with a 15 minute clock and 10-second increments after each move.

The semifinals will take place May 1-2 with the final set for May 3.

DayDateRoundMatchesTime (ET) / Result
SaturdayApril 181Carlsen vs. NakamuraCarlsen, 3-2
SaturdayApril 181Firouzja vs. DingDing, 2.5-1.5
SundayApril 191Caruana vs. NepomniachtchiCaruana, 2.5-1.5
SundayApril 191Vachier-Lagrave vs. GiriVachier-Lagrave, 3-1
MondayApril 202Carlsen vs. FirouzjaCarlsen, 2.5-1.5
MondayApril 202Nakamura vs. GiriNakamura, 2.5-1.5
TuesdayApril 212Nepomniachtchi vs. Vachier-LagraveNepomniachtchi, 3-2
TuesdayApril 212Ding vs. CaruanaCaruana, 3-2
WednesdayApril 223Caruana vs. CarlsenCarlsen, 3-1
WednesdayApril 223Firouzja vs. NakamuraNakamura, 3.5-.5
ThursdayApril 233Vachier-Lagrave vs. DingDing, 3-2
ThursdayApril 233Giri vs. NepomniachtchiNepomniachtchi, 2.5-1.5
FridayApril 244Carlsen vs. Vachier-LagraveCarlsen, 2.5-1.5
FridayApril 244Firouzja vs. CaruanaCaruana, 3-1
SaturdayApril 254Nakamura vs. NepomniachtchiNakamura, 2.5-1.5
SaturdayApril 254Ding vs. GiriDing, 2.5-2.5
SundayApril 265Giri vs. CarlsenGiri, 2.5-1.5
SundayApril 265Vachier-Lagrave vs. FirouzjaFirouzja, 2.5-1.5
MondayApril 275Caruana vs. NakamuraCaruana, 3-2
MondayApril 275Nepomniachtchi vs. DingDing 2.5-1.5
TuesdayApril 286Carlsen vs. NepomniachtchiCarlsen 3-2
TuesdayApril 286Firouzja vs. GiriFirouzja, 2.5-1.5
WednesdayApril 296Nakamura vs. DingNakamura, 3-2
WednesdayApril 296Caurana vs. Vachier-LegraveCaurana, 2.5-1.5
ThursdayApril 307Ding vs. CarlsenDing, 3-1
ThursdayApril 307Nepomniachtchi vs. FirouzjaNepomniachtchi, 3-2
ThursdayApril 307Vachier-Lagrave vs. NakamuraNakamura, 3-2
ThursdayApril 307Giri vs. CaruanaGiri, 2.5-1.5
FridayMay 1SFNakamura vs. CaruanaNakamura, 4-2
SaturdayMay 2SFDing vs. CarlsenCarlsen, 2.5-1.5
SundayMay 3FinalNakamura vs. Carlsen10 a.m.

Standings

After seven rounds

  • Hikaru Nakamura: 15 points
  • Ding Liren: 15 points
  • Magnus Carlsen: 13 points
  • Fabiano Caruana: 13 points
  • Ian Nepomniachtchi: 8 points
  • Alireza Firouzja: 7 points
  • Anish Giri: 7 points
  • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: 6 points

Prize money

The eight chess players will compete for a $250,000 prize fund. The winner will get $70,000 while the last-place finisher will receive $15,000.

  • First place: $70,000
  • Second place: $45,000
  • Third place: $30,000
  • Fourth place: $30,000
  • Fifth place: $22,500
  • Sixth place: $20,000
  • Seventh place: $17,500
  • Eighth place: $15,000

How to stream

Matches will be streamed live on DAZN, the global sports streaming service, in the following regions: United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and Spain. The matches will also be streamed on chess24's YouTube channel.