12:30 p.m. Doors open - Check-in and on-site registration Hour with Hikaru Nakamura 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. Opening remarks with Emil Sutovsky, Timur Turlov, and chief arbiter. 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Introductions of teams/players/arbiters by MC Tournament play (30-minute rounds with 5 matches per day and short breaks in-between) Nakamura presents game of the day