TWO NATIONS, ONE WINNER

MEET TEAM USA

  • Hikaru Nakamura with dark hair and a beard concentrates on a chess game, looking down at the chessboard.

    Hikaru Nakamura

    World #2 / USA #1
    World #1 Chess Streamer
    Grandmaster

    Christopher Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, and five-time U.S. Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2816, Nakamura achieved the tenth highest rating in history.

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  • A black-and-white photo of Fabiano Caruana with curly hair and glasses, resting his face on his hand, in front of a chessboard.

    Fabiano Caruana

    World #3 / USA #2
    WC Runner Up (2018)
    Grandmaster

    Fabiano Luigi Caruana is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana achieved the fifth highest rating in history.

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  • A young woman wearing a baseball cap and leather jacket sitting at a table playing chess, with a focused expression.

    Carissa Yip

    USA Women's #1
    World Women's #20
    International Master

    Carissa Shiwen Yip is an American chess player and the winner of the 2021, 2023, and 2024 U.S. Women's Chess Championship

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  • Black and white close-up of a man with glasses, focused on chess pieces in a game.

    Levy Rozman

    Creator - GothamChess
    World #1 Chess Youtuber
    International Master

    Levy Rozman, known online as GothamChess, is an American chess player, content creator, commentator, and author. Often referred to as "The Internet's Chess Teacher" he produces content on the online platforms Twitch, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube

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  • A young man in a school uniform smiling, sitting at a chessboard outdoors.

    Tanitoluwa Adewumi

    14-Year-Old Prodigy
    1x N.A. U12 Youth Chess Champion,
    IM Elect

    Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi is a Nigerian-American chess prodigy and International Master-elect. First making headlines in 2019, at just 8 years old, winning the K-3 New York State Chess Championship while living in a homeless shelter. Inspiring his book, "My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles" - where he shares his remarkable journey of resilience, hope, and determination.

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MEET TEAM INDIA

  • Black and white photo of a young man sitting at a desk with chess pieces in front of him, wearing a suit jacket with a serious expression.

    Gukesh Dommaraju

    World Champion 2024
    Grandmaster

    Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 12.

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  • Black and white photo of a man in a suit sitting with his hand on his chin, looking thoughtfully to the side.

    Arjun Erigaisi

    World #5 / India #2
    Grandmaster

    Arjun Kumar Erigaisi is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days. In December 2024 he achieved his peak rating of 2801. Which was the fifteenth highest rating in history. He is sometimes referred as the 'Mad man' of the board

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  • Black and white photo of a young woman with long hair, looking to her right, with her left hand touching her chin.

    Divya Deshmukh

    FIDE Women's World Cup Winner
    U20 Women World Champion
    World Women's #15
    Grandmaster

    Divya Deshmukh is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is a three-time gold medalist at the Olympiad. Deshmukh has also won multiple golds at the Asian Championship, the World Junior Championship as well as the World Youth Championship.

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  • A man with glasses and short hair looking to the side, sitting at a table with chess pieces.

    Sagar Shah

    Creator - ChessBase India
    International Master

    Sagar Shah is an Indian chess, player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber (ChessBase India) who holds the title of International Master (IM). He co-founded ChessBase India in late 2015 with his wife Amruta Mokal.

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  • A young boy in a suit, sitting at a chessboard, holding a chess piece, smiling at the camera, with a floral curtain in the background.

    Ethan Vaz

    13 Year Old Prodigy
    International Master

    Ethan Vaz is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master. A chess prodigy, he achieved the International Master title at the age of 12, becoming the youngest player in the world hold the title at the time.

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  • Drawing of the Indian national flag waving, showing orange, white, and green horizontal stripes with a navy blue Ashoka Chakra in the center.

Silhouette of a rook chess piece in black.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO WITNESS HISTORY

Team USA and Team India face off in an electrifying arena showdown:

the drama of sports meets the brilliance of chess.