Chess world set for mega India vs USA clash as Gukesh-Nakamura face-off confirmed

The sport of chess is growing rapidly in terms of coverage and fandom, with India and the USA at the forefront of this global surge. Their top players — including D Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura — will face off in a unique competition this October. Here’s all you need to know.

Two chess powerhouses – India and the USA – will clash at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in a unique five-board match in October this year. The upcoming event, which is named Checkmate: USA vs India, will see chess world champion D Gukesh take on America’s No.1 Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, while Arjun Erigaisi will face world No.5 Fabiano Caruana.

The uniqueness of the chess tournament, which will take place on 4 October, can be gauged from the fact that it will also include matches between players who are some of the biggest chess streamers in the world. For example, Levy Rozman also known as GothamChess, will take on Sagar Shah, who runs ChessBase India. International Master Rozman has over 6 million subscribers on his YouTube Channel, while ChessBase India has over 2.62 million subscribers.

The Checkmate: USA vs India tournament will also feature some of the biggest female players from the two countries, as 21-year-old Carissa Yip takes on Divya Deshmukh (19). Another big attraction in the competition will be the fight between young chess talents, like the match between eight-year-old chess prodigy Tanitoluwa Adewumi and 14-year-old Ethan Vaz of India.

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