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Play Chess With NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward

Play Chess With NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward

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Have you ever dreamed of playing one-on-one with an NBA All-Star? It's game time! We've added Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward to our starting line-up of chess bots for you to challenge today!

Gordon is a huge chess fan and Chess.com regular. Join Gordon's official Chess.com club by clicking here!

Gordon Hayward Streams Chess
Did you know Gordon is also a chess streamer? He's streaming on Wednesday, May 3, at 4 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Eastern. He'll be joined by the chess playing, Pac-12 Player of the Year Jaime Jaquez Jr. In addition to playing chess, they may also cover topics such as the NBA Playoffs, chess performances of their alma maters, teammates they’ve gone head-to-head with over the board and more.
You can follow all the action live on ChessTV. Also, be sure to follow Gordon's Twitch Channel so you don't miss any of his future streams during the off-season.

Gordon Hayward

Strength: 1350

Gordon Hayward is an NBA All-Star basketball player, former collegiate all-American, and chess enthusiast. Do you have the game to school this legend of the hardwood?

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