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USA, Spain Set To Clash In Chess.com Team Battles This Saturday

Chess.com's Team Battle series continues on Saturday, April 25 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (6 p.m. Central European Time) on Twitch.tv/Chess. This week's match-up will feature an all-Chess.com commentator clash between the U.S. and Spain.

GM Robert Hess and IM Danny Rensch will play against GM Carlos Matamoros and FM Luis Siles, with the majority of proceeds going to Cruz Roja and Feeding America, two organizations helping to serve their countries during the COVID-19 crisis.

Carlos Matamoros Team Chess
Carlos Matamoros will be making his Team Chess debut. The grandmaster is currently Ecuador's highest-rated player. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

The match will last three hours, featuring three different sections: rapid, blitz, and blitz 960. Each team will be looking to win a best-of-three series within each section to score points in the match.

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