So Wins Birthday Speed Chess Match, Nakamura Faces MVL Today

Congrats to Wesley So, who defeated GM Vidit Gujarathi on his 25th birthday. The occasion was celebrated by plenty of photoshops and memes on twitter. https://twitter.com/SpongyResticles/status/1049718386446540805 Find a full recap of the action by Peter Doggers here. Today, Hikaru Nakamura will play a hotly contested Speed Chess match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The two Grand Chess tour finalists and blitz legends are the #2 (MVL) and #3 (Nakamura) rated blitz players in the World, behind only World Champ Magnus Carlsen: Do not miss this match! Tune in at 1 PM ET for commentary with IM Danny Rensch and GM Aman Hambleton. https://twitter.com/chesscom/status/1050361801983057922

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