How To Watch So vs Giri Today: Speed Chess Champs
The top chess player in the United States will be in action today on Chess.com as Wesley So battles the Dutch number-one Anish Giri in the first round of the 2017 Speed Chess Championship, the strongest tournament ever held online.
Could you be watching the future world chess champion? It's possible that either So or Giri could one day challenge Magnus Carlsen for the title. The winner of the match will almost certainly face the world champion soon, assuming Carlsen advances in the bracket past the qualifier GM Gadir Guseinov.
Follow the action live at Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/chess today at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. GMT)
Click here to find 10 a.m PDT in your own timezone.
The following viewing options will be available:
- Twitch.tv/chess: the official broadcast with IM Daniel Rensch and IM Aman Hambleton (English) -- watch here to see the Twitch chat.
- Chess.com/TV: watch here to see the Chess.com chat. (And maybe catch Hikaru Nakamura's opinions about cheese.)
What to do before the match starts?
- Read Peter Doggers' 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 today, the Speed Chess Championship resumes in the summer with the chess prodigy Richard Rapport vs Alexander Grischuk on July 20, and then a dog-days doubleheader you won't want to miss: Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian on Aug. 23, and Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan on Aug. 24.
Plan ahead with the full schedule here.
