Checkmate IND Vs USA: Fabiano Caruana Downs Arjun Erigaisi To Give Americans Early Advantage

Fabiano Caruana. (X)

American GM Fabiano Caruana got the better of Arjun Erigaisi to give USA the advantage at the Checkmate India vs United States Of America event at the E-Sports Stadium Arlington.

Arjun wet down to American Caruana to give team USA a 1-0 lead over team India at the new-look event.

The lineup features four players from the world’s top ten, along with leading women players, youth prodigies, and two of the best-known chess streamers globally, whose combined audiences exceed ten million followers.

The event consists of five rounds, each featuring one USA vs. India pairing. The time control is set at 10 minutes per player, with a one-second increment once the clock falls below one minute. The games must be played to checkmate, stalemate, or flag.

Team USA will have White in all games played in Arlington, while India will hold White in the return leg.

In case of a draw, the game will move to a five-minute overtime game, followed by a one-minute shootout, and additional one-minute games until a winner is determined.

The lineup features four players from the world’s top ten fielded alongside leading women players, youth prodigies and two of the best-known chess streamers globally, whose combined audiences exceed ten million followers.

Other first round encounters:

Hikaru Nakamura (USA) v. Gukesh Dommaraju (India)

Levy Rozman (USA) v. Sagar Shah (India)

Carissa Yip (USA) v. Divya Deshmukh (India)

Tanitoluwa Adewumi (USA) v. Ethan Vaz (India)