World Chess Championship London 2018 day 1 first moves

Name: World Chess Championship London 2018 day 1 first moves
Uploaded: 2018-11-09T15:38:30+00:00
Description: The beginning of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Commentary by Judit Polgar and Anna Rudolph. FIrst move is made by Woody Harrelson. Watch full games on worldchess.com

November 9, 2018 NHaselton World Chess

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The beginning of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Commentary by Judit Polgar and Anna Rudolph. FIrst move is made by Woody Harrelson. Watch full games on worldchess.com

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