Chennai, Dt
Amid the Corona epidemic, chess fans will have the opportunity to enjoy the Nations Chess Tournament, which starts online tomorrow. Five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand will lead the Indian team. The top players in the world will be seen playing in this chess tournament. India are ranked fifth in the six-nation tournament.
Conner Humpy, who won the World Women's Rapid Chess Championship along with veterans like Vishwanathan Anand in the Indian team, Vidit Gujarati, p. Harikrishna, b. Adhiban and Harika Dronavali are women players. Former world champion Vladimir Kramanik is the advisor to the Indian team. Apart from India, teams from China, USA, Europe, Russia and Rest of the World are participating in the tournament. China is the top seed in the tournament, which is being held jointly by the International Chess Federation and the Chess website. It is followed by teams from Europe, Russia, America, India and the rest of the world.
India will face America in the first round. The clash of joy in the top board is going to be against Hiraku Nakamura of America. China is considered the hot favorite to win the ркиી 1.60 million tournament. Russia's legendary player Gary Kasparov is the captain of the European team. Russia will face Europe and China will face the rest of the world.
The tournament will be played in a double round robin format. Three male and one female players will compete in each team. Rapid time control is 3 minutes.
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