Legendary Chess GM Gary Kasparov got the better of Indian icon Viswanathan Anand in a battle of the legends at the Clutch Chess 2025 on Saturday.
Kasparov registered a 13-11 win over the five-time World Champion Anand in the marquee fixture between the two, marking the grand reopening of the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, the Chess Capital of America.
Kasparov took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to share and update that read, “My thanks to the Club and founder Rex Sinquefield, and congrats on their grand reopening. And to my old friend and rival Vishy, the buildings where we battled in 1995 are long gone and even the rules of the game were different, but we are still here!”, following the victory.
My thanks to the Club and founder
Rex Sinquefield, and congrats on their grand reopening. And to my old friend and rival Vishy, the buildings where we battled in 1995 are long gone and even the rules of the game were different, but we are still here! https://t.co/qIwbugWawv
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) October 11, 2025
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Kasparov will take home a prize money of $70,000 in addition to a bonus of $8,000 thanks to his triumph while Anand will be richer by $50,00 and a bonus of $16,000.
Kasparov and Anand were matched evenly in the first Rapid at 1.5 points each, before Kasparov swept the second Rapid 3-0. Anand got the better of the Russian legend in the first and second Blitz on the final day of the event with escalatory points with each passing day, but Kasparov capitalised on his bright start to close out the event as the winner.
Kasparov reaffirmed his status as one of the greatest players of all time by winning against the five-time champion Anand in a match featuring two of the most celebrated stars in the history of chess.
The event, which follows the Chess 960 format, where the pieces on the board are set in random positions behind the pawns, celebrates the grand reopening of the club’s newly expanded 30,000-square-foot campus, establishing it as a global chess hub. It will take place from October 8 to 10, 2025, featuring a 12-game showdown in the Chess960, Fischer Random Chess format, with alternating rapid, 25 minutes + 10-second increment, and blitz, 5 minutes + 3-second increment, time controls.
