It's Magnus vs Hikaru ¦ The El Clásico Clash Of The Chess World ¦ FreeStyle Paris

Morning. Yes, that's right. Yes, yes, this one. It's like how we would feel playing kind of day. What we're doing is Eric has like ten players confirming. Paul Pierce. Good, good. And you? May the best player win tonight. Should be a lot better tonight. We saw you dubbed it El Chesico on social media prior to this game. How big are these McInerney-Carlsen games for you yourself? Of course, he's ranked number two in the world in Club Chess. His results lately and for many years have been stellar. He's a very difficult opponent. I think he's been pretty good here. He actually was really good in Vice Nuts as well in the console portion. He just couldn't convert a couple of positions there. But he's very solid, very hard to break down. He's going to be a very tough and very difficult opponent. Good luck and we look forward to playing. Thank you. Club Chess Grand Slam in Paris. I would like to welcome all of you here. What a journey it's been. Six days full of wild position, bold moves and the brilliant minds of the chess world fighting each other without a safety net. And two more days where I'm sure brilliant chess play will be on display. Ladies and gentlemen, we experienced mind-bending strategy. We experienced brutal blunders. And best of all, the most brilliant minds of the chess world. So, now it is time. I would like to introduce the finalist. He came in as a favorite, but nothing is guaranteed in freestyle chess. He survived all the positions we threw at him and prevailed. Amazing and the absolute god. I would like to welcome Magnus Carlsen on stage. Ladies and gentlemen, these are our amazing finalists of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris. Two players, two minds, one board will fight for the title of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam champion in Paris. And now, all that stands between them is this match. We've seen them cut like under pressure. We've seen them improvise like artists and fight like warriors. And we hope to continue to see that. So, this is going to be all about pure chess instinct. And may the best player win. Gentlemen, best of luck. You may take your seats. Now, as they take their seats, there is just one final step for us to take. The position lottery. So, James, should we make a bet? All week long we've been predicting positions individually. How about we go odds or even? Okay, I'll take even. I'll take odds. What are we putting at stake? I can choose a costume for you for Las Vegas to commentate in. Then I get to do the same for you if I win. All right. Well, bet is on. All right, here we go. Best of luck to you. Best of luck. Position 1-0-3. Odd. Okay, the position is set. No more guessing. This is what we're playing for the first round. 1-0-3. Odd. Okay, the position is set. No more guessing. This is what we're playing for the first round of the finals. Every decision matters at the finals. Every decision matters, every move counts. Players, please deliberate. And as a birthday gift for a very special historical chess player, Garry Kasparov, I would very much like to extend as a birthday gift for Freestyle Chess a wild card for the Las Vegas Grand Slam. Thank you very much and good luck to all the players. Thank you.