Carlsen vs Nakamura in Blitz Battle

This is it. Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura with everything on the line: the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship to finally decide who is the best online chess player in the world. The three-hour blitz and bullet match between Carlsen and Nakamura will begin Thursday at 10 a.m Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. GMT, 6 p.m. London, 7 p.m. Oslo). Click here to find the event's starting time in your own time zone. The following viewing options will be available at 10 a.m. Pacific time Thursday:

• Chess.com/TV official broadcast with GM Hess and IM Rensch (English) -- watch here to see the ChessTV chat.
• Twitch.tv/Chess official broadcast with GM Hess and IM Rensch (English) -- watch here to see the Twitch chat.
• Russian broadcast.
• French broadcast.
• Portuguese broadcast.

What to do before the match starts?

• Read Peter Doggers' announcement of the match.
• Read FM Mike Klein's preview.
• Find out the seven best reasons to watch.
• See how GM Robert Hess analyzed the match using Chess.com's new CAPS statistics system announced by IM Danny Rensch this week.
• Prepare to play Guess The Move and win prizes during the match.
• Watch our special-edition ChessCenter for coverage from the full Chess.com team, and a special appearance by TV2 Norway's Kaja Marie Snare to discuss her country's take on the match.
• Get hyped for the match by watching our promo video one more time.

Finally, take a look at the bracket that brought us to this exciting final match.