Chess.com Community Championships Return With 2024 Spell Chess Championship
Get your potions ready! We're excited to announce the 2024 Spell Chess Championship, the next installment of this year's Chess.com Community Championships. Starting on August 1, anyone can be the next Chess.com Spell Chess Champion—and take home a piece of the $2,000 prize fund!
Spell Chess is a chess variant born from a partnership with the creators of Clash of Clans, Supercell. With magical spells and enchanting new tactical possibilities, Spell Chess quickly became one of the most popular variants on Chess.com.
Now, it's time to see who the best chess magician in the world is. All Chess.com members can play in any of the eight qualifiers for a chance to make it to the Playoffs. Each qualifier is a 75-minute long arena with a 3+2 time control.
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In the qualifiers, we may require participants to join a video call for fair play checks to ensure a safe playing arena for everyone. Players who join the fair play call will be asked to set up two cameras from different angles in the room. Non-compliance will result in a player's removal from the event.
The top chess wizards and witches from the qualifiers will then make it to the Playoff knockout. Only the very best among the eight qualified players will emerge from this final double-elimination knockout bracket as the winner.
The Chess.com Spell Chess Championship is the third event in the Chess.com Community Championship series. In previous events, GMs Andrew Tang and Vladimir Fedoseev emerged as Chess.com Hyperbullet and Chess960 champions after tough battles against other top players.
Community members also had the chance to play against other stars of the game, including GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Jose Martinez, Fabiano Caruana, and more. Do you have what it takes to become the first Chess.com Spell Chess Champion? Join the qualifiers on August 1 and find out!
