Hikaru v. Nihal | Can One Of Chess’ Brightest Young Stars Defeat The Reigning Speed Chess Champion?

December 15, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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It’s time for the Speed Chess Championship semifinals with a blockbuster match between Hikaru Nakamura and Nihal Sarin! The 2022 SCC features five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, four-time SCC winner Hikaru Nakamura and the world’s top players. Since Carlsen won the inaugural 2017 edition, Nakamura has claimed the last four!

The field will play for a total prize fund of $100,000 and the world’s most prestigious online speed chess title.

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