Starting Tuesday: Champions Chess Tour Finals in Oslo

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12/16/2024 – The 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals are set to crown the year's champion in an electrifying showdown at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway, from December 17 to 21. Featuring eight elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi, the tournament promises high-stakes battles for a $500,000 prize fund. This year, a live audience will have the chance to follow the action up close in Oslo.

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Carlsen, Firouzja and Nepo amid strong field

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The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21 at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world's best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and the title of Champions Chess Tour Champion. This year, fans will have the chance to cheer for their favourite players and enjoy the CCT Finals hype by getting tickets to watch the games up close in Oslo.

This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of a year-long journey, during which the strongest chess players in the world fought to qualify through the tour’s four online events.

The field includes some of the biggest names in chess: GMs Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, Denis Lazavik, Vincent Keymer, and Levon Aronian.

Champions Chess Tour Finals 2024

The format begins with a round-robin stage, determining the players' paths to the crown.  The top two round-robin finishers advance directly to the semifinals, while the bottom two are eliminated.

The remaining four players (who finish between third and sixth) move on to the survival stage, a double-elimination knockout. The two winners of the survival stage will then join the round-robin winners in a four-person final single-elimination knockout to crown the 2024 Champions Chess Tour winner.

Champions Chess Tour Finals 2024

The 2024 CCT Finals will proudly welcome Rubik's Cube as an official partner as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of their iconic puzzle. With 43 quintillion possible permutations but only one solution, it's a perfect fit for chess lovers, combining logic, creativity and problem-solving.

Also joining as an official partner is Take Take Take, the chess app co-founded by Carlsen in 2023. The app aims to elevate chess to the same level of fan engagement as major global sports by delivering a rich and rewarding way to follow the game loved by hundreds of millions of people.

For the first time, the CCT Finals will welcome a live audience, offering fans the chance to experience the excitement of world-class chess up close. Tickets start at $25 and will provide people with exclusive perks.

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