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Carlsen Wins Clutch Chess Champions Showdown, Gukesh Finishes Fourth
Clutch Chess Champions Showdown: Magnus Carlsen emerges victorious in the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown, while reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju finished fourth.
Carlsen defeated Gukesh twice and then also beat GM Fabiano Caruana twice to win the event and secure the USD 120,000 first prize, all before his final match against GM Hikaru Nakamura. He made two draws against Nakamura and earned another USD 50,000 bonus in the end, for a total of USD 170,000 over three days.
Caruana finished second with 16.5 points, nine points behind Carlsen, while Nakamura was third with 14 points and Gukesh placed fourth with 10 points.
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