2023 Chess 9LX: Day 3 | Who Wins It All? Aronian, Sevian, Caruana, So, Shankland?

LIVE GAMES: Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the sixth Chess 9LX event is a 10-player Fischer Random chess (Chess960) round robin rapid tournament (pairings below). Today are the final three rounds, plus playoffs if necessary. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move. ROUND 7 | 20 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. Wesley So (3.5) vs. Levon Aronian (4.5) Garry Kasparov (3) vs. Sam Sevian (4.5) Jeffery Xiong (2.5) vs. Fabiano Caruana (3.5) Ray Robson (1) vs. Sam Shankland (3.5) Hikaru Nakamura (3) vs. Leinier Dominguez (1) ROUND 8 | 20 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. Leinier Dominguez vs. Ray Robson Wesley So vs. Hikaru Nakamura Levon Aronian vs. Fabiano Caruana Sam Sevian vs. Jeffery Xiong Sam Shankland vs. Garry Kasparov ROUND 9 | 20 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. Fabiano Caruana vs. Sam Sevian Hikaru Nakamura vs. Levon Aronian Jeffery Xiong vs. Sam Shankland Ray Robson vs. Wesley So Garry Kasparov vs. Leinier Dominguez PLAYOFF SCENARIOS 2 PLAYERS | 10 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. two-game match (Armageddon if needed) 3-4 PLAYERS | 10 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. round robin (then 3 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. round robin) 5 PLAYERS | 5v4 Armageddon Knockout