How To Watch Karjakin vs Nakamura Saturday: Speed Chess Champs
Who will face Magnus Carlsen in the finals of the 2017 Speed Chess Championship?
Two of the world's best players face off Saturday for that privilege as the 2016 world championship challenger Sergey Karjakin will take on the online chess legend Hikaru Nakamura in what could be the closest Speed Chess match of all time—the ultimate coin flip, as FM Mike Klein says in his preview.
Follow the action live at Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/chess on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 9 a.m. Pacific time (12 p.m. Eastern, 5 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 algorithm-assisted 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.
After the match, the 2017 Speed Chess Championship final will be scheduled, with the winner facing Magnus Carlsen. Check back on www.Chess.com/championship for details of that match as soon as it is announced.
