The USA vs India chess match will take place Saturday October 4th 2025 at E-Sports Stadium Arlington, Texas. USA vs India consists of 5 rounds, played sequentially, one board at a time.
Each round follows this time control structure:
- Regular Game: 10 minutes per player
- If drawn → Overtime Game: 5 minutes per player
- If drawn → Shootout Game: 1 minute per player
- If drawn → Additional 1 min per player games until winner emerges
This is Leg 1, with a return match in India at a later date. American players will play white on all boards for home advantage. Even though it is not officially announced, we hope India players will play white on all boards in Leg 2.
Team USA: Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Carissa Yip, Levy Rozman, Tani Adewumi
Team India: World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, Sagar Shah, Ethan Vaz
