- Ian
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min read
The Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge is a 12-player online super-tournament taking place on chess24 from May 19 to June 3 2020. The 2nd event of the Magnus Carlsen Tour, it has a $150,000 prize fund with $45,000 for 1st place. The winner qualifies for the $300,000 Grand Final in August. In the preliminary stage the players play each other once in rapid chess, with the Top 8 going forward to the knockout stage. The time control is 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment after each move. No draw offers are allowed before move 40.
Live Commentary with GM Peter Svidler GM Jan Gusti and IM Lawrence Trent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRU9W_7Tkg&feature=emb_title
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