1/25/2023 – A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour. The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters, the first of six star-studded tournaments before an eight-player final event in December. The launch of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour follows Chess.com’s acquisition of Play Magnus Group.
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A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour — making it the richest and most prestigious annual circuit in chess history.
The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters, the first of six star-studded tournaments with playoffs before an eight-player finals event in December.
Hundreds of professional players worldwide will take part in the flagship Champions Chess Tour, played on Chess.com, before an overall winner is crowned Tour Champion for 2023.
Norway’s GM Magnus Carlsen, two-time Tour winner, the world number-one, and arguably the greatest player in chess history, will defend his title.
Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.
Carlsen heads a glittering roster of top stars which includes his great rival GM Hikaru Nakamura and the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship winner GM Wesley So. Fans can expect all of the world’s best players to be involved.
The launch of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour follows Chess.com’s acquisition of Play Magnus Group and draws the best format elements from prior seasons of the Champions Chess Tour and top events from Chess.com, including the Chess.com Global Championship.
Some of these improvements to the competition include open qualifiers and a division system to include more players in the Tour, as well as many innovative format changes designed to maximize excitement and make every match count.
The new format spans a full season of online chess and comprises six events starting with the Airthings Masters followed by playoffs and a thrilling knock-out Final. Each event has a prize fund of $235,000.
A further $100,000 will be awarded to the top ten in the overall standings. The winners of each tournament will get a golden ticket to the $500,000 end-of-year finals in December, with placings on the leaderboard taking the remaining spots.
Airthings, the Norwegian technology company that has become known among Tour fans for the air quality data relayed from players’ homes, returns as the title partner of the Airthings Masters, which will be held for the third time.
Oyvind Birkenes, CEO of Airthings, said:
It’s great to partner with the Champions Chess Tour for a third consecutive year, kicking off the season again with the Airthings Masters. Chess represents a truly global community and remains one of the few universal pastimes. Similarly, air quality is such a constant in our lives that often we forget to think about it, but factors such as CO2, particulate matter, radon, temperature, and humidity have been well-documented to impact our health, well-being, and performance. We look forward to once again helping the best chess players in the world breathe better and play better.
The play-in phase of the Airthings Masters starts February 3 and is open to all grandmasters. Starting February 13, weekly open qualifiers will be held on Chess.com, which are open to all titled players.
The tournament’s 56-player Knockout phase will follow on February 6-10. The winners of the Play-In phase will be split into three divisions, with $30,000 going to the winner of Division I.
Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest said:
This is a new beginning for the chess world online. What we are seeing here is the two great tournaments from last year coming together to form the biggest online chess event in history.
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GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
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