Titled Prize Tournament!

We are excited to announce a pro prize tournament, limited to FIDE titled and NM players. The tournament will feature stiff competition and a $1000 prize pool. We will also host a warmup event directly before, hyperbullet with a $100 pool, open to all.

Main event

**When:**December 14th, 21:00 UTC

Format: 1+0 Bullet arena, 2 hour duration

Prizes:(1) $500, (2) $250, (3) $125, (4) $75, (5) $50

Participation requirement: FIDE or NM verified title

Join here!

Warmup

**When:**December 14th, 20:00 UTC

Format: 30s Hyperbullet arena, 45 min duration

Prizes:(1) $50, (2) $30, (3) $20

Participation requirement: Open to all!

Join the warmup!

Practical information

If you are new to Lichess, it's important to become familiar with the arena format. Read our FAQ, try out a tournament in advance, or check out the warm up tourney. Arena points are awarded based on the number of games you win. You can late-join, withdraw or rejoin at any time.

Prizes will be awarded at most 3 days after the event, through either PayPal or with equivalent currency in bitcoin (your choice). In the event of a tie, the prize(s) will be split.

Title verification

To participate in the Titled Arena, you need a verified titled account. To do so, create an account if needed here. Then take a picture of a photo ID or document and send it to contact@lichess.org, along with your Lichess username and a link to your FIDE profile (or use any of the other verification methods). Please do this asap , so we can verify your account in time for the tournament. No later than 48 hours before tournament start (December 12th, 21:00 UTC).

As usual, games are monitored for cheating. Users found to violate our fair play policy will be disqualified from the tournament and banned.