Professional Rapid Online (PRO) Chess League
World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen will lead the Norway Gnomes, while world number-two GM Fabiano Caruana will play for Montreal Chessbrahs.
Matches are slated to begin January 11, 2017 with most competitions on Wednesdays (league night) and a few inter-league matches on Saturdays. After a 10-week regular season, the playoffs will begin March 22, with the league championship on March 26.
The tentative times:
- One European/Asian division will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern (GMT-5), the other at 2 p.m. Eastern.
- One Eastern North American and South American division will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern.
- One Central and Western North American division will begin around 9:30 or 10 p.m. Eastern.
- chess.com/news/carlsen-caruana-to-compete-in-pro-chess-league-9733 …
