India, May 1 -- In what appears to be a cracking and unique face-off, reigning world champion Gukesh will take on world No 2 Hikaru Nakamura, Arjun Erigaisi will go up against Fabiano Caruana and Divya Deshmukh will play Carissa Yip in a India vs USA chess match scheduled to take place at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas on October 4. The second leg of the match is reportedly expected to take place later in India.

The match - Checkmate; USA vs India - will consist of five rounds, played sequentially, one board at a time before a live audience in the 2500-seater stadium. Players will have 10 minutes per game and if drawn, the overtime game will give players five minutes each. If still drawn, a one-minute shootout game will be playe...