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Open tournaments
More »Hourly Rapid | 1h 57m | 613 | |
Petrov's Defense Blitz | 57m | 10 | |
Hourly Bullet | 27m | ||
≤1500 Bullet | 27m | 12 | |
Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 13 | |
≤1700 Rapid | 57m | 30 | |
≤1300 SuperBlitz | 57m | 15 | |
Hourly HyperBullet | 27m | ||
≤2000 Blitz | 57m | 22 |
A new progress bar in the open tournaments section of our homepage shows you the remaining time of started arenas, making it easier to see how much time is left before you join a tournament.
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.
Our December 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts in just 2 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!
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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!