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The Tour entertains millions of global fans, showcases the world’s greatest players at the most prestigious online tournaments, and inspires the next generation of fans and players. Stars of the game from all around the world battle across timezones for a series of titles over a full season of online events. The tournament also sees the official crowning of the year-end Tour Champion, the ultimate achievement in online chess.
The richest prize fund ever offered for an online chess event
Players battle it out over a full season of online tournaments
A diverse mix of players from around the world compete
The Tour is followed by a global, growing fanbase with 115m live views in the 2021 Tour season
At $1.6 million, the Tour boasts the richest prize fund ever for a series of online chess events. Players from around the world compete to win 9 titles and the crown of overall Tour Champion. Nowhere else has this level of competition.
Players compete in 6 “Regular” and 3 “Major” online rapid chess tournaments spread out over the Tour season. Two Regulars will be followed by a Major with the pattern repeated until all are completed. Regulars will feature 16 players in a prelim round and then only 8 players qualify to the knockout. Majors will feature 8 qualifying players in a simple all-play-all format. Cash prizes are available for placings in each event. The player who finishes top of the Tour leaderboard will be declared the overall Tour Champion.
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Players competing on the Tour represent the elite of world chess – plus a sprinkling of up-and-coming talent
Lei Tingjie
Lei Tingjie
Richard Rapport
Richard Rapport
David Navara
David Navara
Praggnanandhaa
Praggnanandhaa
Hans Niemann
Hans Niemann
Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen
Pentala Harikrishna
Pentala Harikrishna
Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun
Gawain Jones
Gawain Jones
Vidit Gujrathi
Vidit Gujrathi
Jorden van Foreest
Jorden van Foreest
David Anton
David Anton
Ding Liren
Ding Liren
Liem Quang Le
Liem Quang Le
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
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Jovanka Houska
Jovanka Houska
Kaja Snare
Kaja Snare
Tania Sachdev
Tania Sachdev
Peter Leko
Peter Leko
Simon Williams
Simon Williams
The new revamped format for the 2022 Tour season features 9 tournaments split into blocks of 3. Two Regular events are followed by a Major.
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