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Open tournaments
More »≤1500 Bullet | 27m | 152 | |
Hourly Horde | 27m | 39 | |
Hourly Bullet | 27m | 373 | |
Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | 97 | |
Petrov's Defense Rapid | 1h 57m | 16 | |
≤1500 SuperBlitz | 57m | ||
Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | ||
≤1700 Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly Blitz | 57m | 11 | |
Hourly HyperBullet | 27m | ||
≤1300 Blitz | 57m | ||
≤2000 Rapid | 57m | 30 |
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Congratulations to GM Andrew Tang for winning our Titled Arena December! GM Nihal Sarin took 2nd place, ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky in 3rd place.
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Congratulations to Полина Янученко1 for winning our Streamers Battle December 2024! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 3rd place, and to IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,792 registered players!