The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 7th event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place from 18-25 September on chess24.com. The event features 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum: Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, Boris Gelfand, Vassily Ivanchuk, Christopher Yoo, Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Liem Le, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, David Navara and Ivan Saric. The final name will be the winner of the MPL Indian Chess Tour Leg 3, which will be confirmed on Monday, September 12.
The 16-player field will get cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. In the Prelims there will be 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. If a tiebreak is required the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black. No draw offers are allowed before move 40. The total prize fund of the event is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims. Julius Baer Generation Cup all information / Julius Baer Generation Cup LIVE games
Prelims stage pairings for all rounds:
Round 1 – Prelims, September 18, 18:00 CEST:
GM Ivan Saric – GM Anish Giri
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Levon Aronian
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Hans Niemann
GM Chritopher Yoo – GM David Navara
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Le Quang Liem
GM Vincent Keymer – MPL Qualifier
GM Erigaisi Arjun – GM Magnus Carlsen
Round 2 – Prelims, September 18, 19:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM Magnus Carlsen
MPL Qualifier – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Vincent Keymer
GM David Navara – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Hans Niemann – GM Chritopher Yoo
GM Levon Aronian – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM Ivan Saric – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
Round 3 – Prelims, September 18, 20:00 CEST:
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Anish Giri
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Ivan Saric
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Levon Aronian
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Hans Niemann
GM Vincent Keymer – GM David Navara
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Le Quang Liem
GM Magnus Carlsen – MPL Qualifier
Round 4 – Prelims, September 18, 21:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – MPL Qualifier
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM David Navara – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Hans Niemann – GM Vincent Keymer
GM Levon Aronian – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Christopher Yoo
GM Ivan Saric – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Round 5 – Prelims, September 19, 18:00 CEST:
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Anish Giri
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Ivan Saric
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Levon Aronian
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Hans Niemann
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM David Navara
MPL Qualifier – GM Le Quang Liem
Round 6 – Prelims, September 19, 19:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM Le Quang Liem
GM David Navara – MPL Qualifier
GM Hans Niemann – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Levon Aronian – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Vincent Keymer
GM Ivan Saric – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Christopher Yoo
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Boris Gelfand
Round 7 – Prelims, September 19, 20:00 CEST:
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Anish Giri
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Ivan Saric
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Levon Aronian
MPL Qualifier – GM Hans Niemann
GM Le Quang Liem – GM David Navara
Round 8 – Prelims, September 19, 21:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM David Navara
GM Hans Niemann – GM Le Quang Liem
GM Levon Aronian – MPL Qualifier
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Ivan Saric – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Vincent Keymer
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Christopher Yoo
Round 9 – Prelims, September 20, 18:00 CEST:
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Anish Giri
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Ivan Saric
MPL Qualifier – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Levon Aronian
GM David Navara – GM Hans Niemann
Round 10 – Prelims, September 20, 19:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM Hans Niemann
GM Levon Aronian – GM David Navara
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Le Quang Liem
GM Ivan Saric – MPL Qualifier
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Vincent Keymer
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Round 11 – Prelims, September 20, 20:00 CEST:
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Anish Giri
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Christopher Yoo
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
MPL Qualifier – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Ivan Saric
GM David Navara – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Hans Niemann – GM Levon Aronian
Round 12 – Prelims, September 20, 21:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM Levon Aronian
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Hans Niemann
GM Ivan Saric – GM David Navara
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Le Quand Liem
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – MPL Qualifier
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Christopher Yoo – GM Arjun Erigaisi
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Vincent Keymer
Round 13 – Prelims, September 21, 18:00 CEST:
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Anish Giri
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Christopher Yoo
MPL Qualifier – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM David Navara – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Hans Niemann – GM Ivan Saric
GM Levon Aronian – GM Praggnanandhaa
Round 14 – Prelims, September 21, 19:00 CEST:
GM Anish Giri – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Ivan Saric – GM Levon Aronian
GM Vassily Ivanchuk – GM Hans Niemann
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – GM David Navara
GM Boris Gelfand – GM Le Quang Liem
GM Christopher Yoo – MPL Qualifier
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Arjun Erigaisi
Round 15 – Prelims, September 21, 20:00 CEST:
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Anish Giri
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Vincent Keymer
MPL Qualifier – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Christopher Yoo
GM David Navara – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Hans Niemann – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM Levon Aronian – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Praggnanandhaa – GM Ivan Saric
Tournament schedule:
