The FIDE Chess.com Nations Cup starts in exactly one week. It's one of the most prestigious online events ever held with some of the strongest players on the planet participating and $180,000 in prize money.
In this preview, we've collected a number of reactions from players and captains of the tournament. The format is somewhere between the World Team Championship and the old USSR vs. Rest of the World matches, says FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky:
"I am really happy about this groundbreaking project. Fifty years past the famous Match of the Century, FIDE manages to pull an exceptional event in tight cooperation with Chess.com. Having in mind our previous joint effort that resulted in another unique event, the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, I look very much forward to Online Nations Cup next week."
Let's look at the six teams that will be participating.
