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STANDINGS
Team Polgar
324.5
Team Kramnik
302.5
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Player
Points
1
Vicent Keymer
73
2-3
Awonder Liang
63
2-3
Christopher Yoo
63
4
Volodar Murzin
61
5
Praggnanandhaa R
57
6
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
52
7
Lei Tingjie
47
8
Leon Luke Mendonca
46
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Player
Points
9
Gukesh D
38
10
Zhu Jiner
37
11
Nihal Sarin
33
12
Jonas Buhl Bjerre
26
13
Sara Khadem
25
14-15
Gunay Mammadzada
20
14-15
Polina Shuvalova
20
16
Carissa Yip
19
Finals Schedule

Team Polgar
324.5
Team Kramnik
302.5
ABOUT
What is the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour ?
The Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour is a set of tournaments running alongside the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, and featuring some of the world’s most exciting young chess players. These players will compete individually as well as in their teams, and so we’ll have a tournament winner as well as a winning team on the final day.
Vladimir Kramnik and Judit Polgar, together with their teams of world-renowned coaches, will provide weekly coaching sessions with the players throughout the Tour.
The Tour will bring together 20 of the most exciting young male and female chess players. There will be ten female and ten male players split into two teams: Team Polgar and Team Kramnik. Stay tuned for the announcement of the lineup!
Tournament schedule
April
8-11
Polgar Challenge
$15K Prize Fund
+ Wildcard to following Meltwater Champions Chess Tour tournament
June
10-13
Gelfand Challenge
$15K Prize Fund
+ Wildcard to following Meltwater Champions Chess Tour tournament
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August
12-15
Kramnik Challenge
$15K Prize Fund
+ Wildcard to following Meltwater Champions Chess Tour tournament
September
18-21
Hou Yifan Challenge
$15K Prize Fund
+ Wildcard to following Meltwater Champions Chess Tour tournament
October
14-17
Final
$40K Prize Fund
+ Invitation to Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021-2022 season