{"id":11614,"date":"2025-05-01T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11614"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:58:04","slug":"esports-world-cup-2025-reveals-format-for-chess-tournament","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-05-01\/esports-world-cup-2025-reveals-format-for-chess-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports World Cup 2025 Reveals Format for Chess Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Esports World Cup 2025 Reveals Format for Chess Tournament<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Magnus-Carlsen-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Esports World Cup 2025 Reveals Format for Chess Tournament\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Magnus-Carlsen-.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Magnus-Carlsen-.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Magnus-Carlsen-.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Magnus-Carlsen-.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Magnus Carlsen. 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be played in a rapid 10+0 format, meaning competitors will have 10 minutes on the clock with no additional time.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>The inaugural Chess tournament within EWC will be hosted by the Esports World Cup Foundation in collaboration with Chess.com.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will be a global ambassador of Chess at the Esports World Cup 2025.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Chess at the Esports World Cup 2025 will be played in a rapid 10+0 format, meaning competitors will have 10 minutes on the clock with no opportunity to get additional time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural Chess tournament at the EWC will be hosted by the Esports World Cup Foundation in collaboration with Chess.com and grandmaster Magnus Carlsen as a global ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/E__b3nhEE3A\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/E__b3nhEE3A\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/E__b3nhEE3A\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Esports World Cup welcomes chess to the 2025 games lineup!\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"youtube-facade__button js-activate\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg height=\"60\" width=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 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At the same time, Carlsen and<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-14\/team-liquid-expands-into-chess-signing-grandmaster-fabiano-caruana\/\">\u00a0Fabiano Caruana have signed with Team Liquid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-14\/lgd-gaming-tightens-up-with-chinese-chess-grandmaster-ding-liren\/\">LGD Gaming has brought in former world champion Ding Liren<\/a>, and Team Vitality secured Maxime \u201cMVL\u201d Vachier-Lagrave. Esports giant<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/navi-expands-to-chess-by-signing-three-grandmasters\/\">\u00a0Navi has expanded into chess as well,<\/a>\u00a0adding top players like Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So and Oleksandr Bortnyk to its roster. Meanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/grandmaster-hikaru-nakamura-joins-team-falcons-ahead-of-ewc-chess-debut\/\">grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura joined Team Falcons<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/aurora-gaming-powers-up-with-russias-highest-ranked-active-chess-grandmaster\/\">Aurora Gaming powered up with Ian Nepomniachtchi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with Chess.com, the Esports World Cup Foundation is thrilled to host the world\u2019s top online chess players in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where they\u2019ll compete for a $1.5-million prize pool. Adding to the excitement, grandmaster Carlsen joins Esports World Cup Chess as a global ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, according to the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, which is commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE, when the game offers 10 minutes or less per player, it is categorized as a game of blitz chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the EWC will feature a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-10\/esports-world-cup-to-feature-70m-prize-pool-in-2025\/\">total $70-million prize pool<\/a> distributed among competitions in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-07\/esports-world-cup-reveals-all-disciplines-for-2025-season\/\">25 disciplines<\/a>. Besides that, Esports World Cup 2025 will be powered by a $20-million\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-03-18\/esports-world-cup-foundation-unveils-20-million-2025-club-partner-program\/\">Esports World Club Partner Program<\/a>\u00a0aimed at marketing and content campaigns in collaboration with 40 esports organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Chess, the EWC 2025 games lineup includes Valorant, Rocket League, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Women\u2019s Invitational), Teamfight Tactics, Call of Duty: Warzone, Honor of Kings, Street Fighter 6, Counter-Strike 2, Overwatch 2, League of Legends, Free Fire, PUBG, CrossFire, Rennsport, Apex Legends, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, EA Sports FC, StarCraft II, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Tekken 8, PUBG Mobile, Rainbow Six Siege and Dota 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div 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