“The prize fund is 1.5 million dollars. Esports World Cup to host chess tournament: Carlsen joins with a special purpose — epic video December 18, 2:38 PM Share: Magnus Carlsen to be chess tournament ambassador (Photo: esportsworldcup.com) The Esports World Cup Foundation and Chess.com have agreed to hold a chess tournament online tournament in the summer of 2025 during the eSports World Cup. Read also: “Shahi became a branch of the Russian Federation –”, — write on: ua.news
Magnus Carlsen will be the ambassador of the chess tournament (Photo: esportsworldcup.com)
The Esports World Cup Foundation and Chess.com have agreed to host an online chess tournament in the summer of 2025 during the Esports World Cup.
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According to the Esports World Cup press service, the competition will take place from July 31 to August 3 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The prize fund is 1.5 million dollars.
In order to attract more attention to this tournament, the star chess player of Norway, Magnus Carlsen, was invited as an ambassador. The organizers released an epic video announcing the participation of the multiple chess champion in the event.
“I’m really excited to see chess join some of the biggest games in the world at the World eSports Championship. This partnership is an incredible opportunity to grow the game, introducing chess to new audiences and inspiring the next generation of players. Being a part of the eSports family is a great opportunity for Chess to expand its reach to a huge group of eSports fans,” Carlsen said.
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It is known that 16 chess players will receive invitations to the tournament. They will play in the 10+0 rapid chess format. The matches will take place on the Chess.com platform.
Earlier we wrote that Dommaraju Gukesh became the new world chess champion, beating Dean Lizhen.