Who Will Join Magnus, Hikaru, And The World’s Best Speed Chess Stars? SCC Play-In Day 1: Swiss

June 25, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The Speed Chess Championship is Chess.com’s most important speed chess event, with some of the biggest names in chess competing to see who’s the best speed chess player in the world. For the first time ever, the Speed Chess Championship will feature a Live Final where players will gather to play face-to-face as fans cheer on! This year’s event features Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, and a Play-in qualifier!

https://www.chess.com/events/info/2024-speed-chess-championship

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