Game eight of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship is happening soon. With stunning performances and some of the most precise chess games the world has ever seen, GM Magnus Carlsen leads the match against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi by a 4-3 score at the halfway point.

After a quiet draw in the seventh game, Carlsen will take his shot with the White pieces in the eighth game and will try to increase his lead before the rest day. Tune in to the Chess.com broadcast at 4 a.m. Pacific Time/13:00 Central European Time on Sunday, December 5!

How to watch the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship Game 8 live

Do you think Carlsen will play another Catalanesque 1.d4 opening or will we see the sixth 1.e4 e5 game of the match? Let us know in the comments below!

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