How To Watch Carlsen vs Nakamura: Speed Chess Championship
The match you've waited all year for is here.
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura with everything on the line. The Speed Chess Championship.
The world's two best online chess players will face off in a clash that could be even better than last year's final between the two, as FM Mike Klein says in his cinematic preview of the match.
Follow the action live at Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/chess on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. GMT).
Click here for a live COUNTDOWN to the event.
The following viewing options will be available:
- Twitch.tv/chess: the official broadcast with IM Daniel Rensch -- watch here to see the Twitch chat.
- Chess.com/TV: watch here to see the Chess.com chat.
What to do before the match starts?
- Read FM Mike Klein's movie-inspired preview of the match.
- Look over the 2017 Speed Chess Championship bracket again.
- Read about the rules, match-ups, and prizes for the event at the official Speed Chess Championship page.
- Get hyped for the event by watching our promo video.
- Watch video replays of all the Speed Chess matches on Twitch.tv/Chess.
Let us know your match predictions in the comments or on Facebook.