Carlsen to play in Ukraine charity match

Magnus Carlsen leads the Norwegian side in a charity online rapid match against Ukraine this Saturday from 13.00 to 16.15 CET, which is also the second day of the Oslo Esports Cup, a Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event, scheduled from 18.00 CET. The Oslo team, completed by Aryan Tari, Johan-Sebastian Christiansen and Lars Oskar Hauge meets at the Good Knight pub, while Vasyl Ivanchuk, Kirill Shevchenko, Yuriy Kuzubov and Alexander Moiseenko play from different places. The four round Scheveningen match will be streamed by Offerspill and on Youtube.