Checkmate USA Vs India: Key Details, Matchups, And More

Checkmate USA vs India is set to be one of the most-anticipated matchups in recent history after Carlsen vs Gukesh in the Freestyle Chess Tour and the upcoming Norway Chess. The event will feature the best grandmasters from both countries who will compete in a five-game series that is set to be held on 4 October at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas.

The game is expected to attract almost 2500 spectators and over a thousand viewers on online platforms. The game is also special due to being esports-like with big LED TVS and an enthusiastic crowd. Also, the national anthems of both nations will be played before the game, adding a touch of patriotism.

Checkmate USA Vs India Format And Time Control

The event features five rounds, played sequentially, one board at a time, with each board representing a different category, since the game will be played in five different categories.

The time control for the games is as follows:

• Regular Game: 10 minutes per player
• If drawn → Overtime Game: 5 minutes per player
• If drawn → Shootout Game: 1 minute per player
• If still drawn → Additional 1-minute games until a winner emerges

Checkmate USA Vs India Participants

The Indian team will be led by Gukesh D, the reigning world champion, while the USA team will be led by World Number 2, Hikaru Nakamura.

Board/Category	USA Player	India Player
Elite 1	Hikaru Nakamura	D Gukesh
Elite 2	Fabiano Caruana	Arjun Erigaisi
Streamers	Levy Rozman (GothamChess)	Sagar Shah (ChessBase India)
Women	Carissa Yip	Divya Deshmukh
Prodigies	Tanitoluwa Adewumi	Ethan Vaz

Checkmate USA Vs India Lineup

The full schedule will be released at a later date. However, the lineups have been released. Here is the full table of matchups.

Matchup	Category
Hikaru Nakamura vs D Gukesh	Elite 1
Fabiano Caruana vs Arjun Erigaisi	Elite 2
Levy Rozman vs Sagar Shah	Streamers
Carissa Yip vs Divya Deshmukh	Women
Tanitoluwa Adewumi vs Ethan Vaz	Prodigies

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