The 2022 chess.com Speed Chess Championship will take place from the 8th to the 20th of December on chess.com as a 16-player knockout tournament. After a drawn-out qualification process, the 16 finalists of the seventh SCC edition will be brawling over the $100,000 prize pool. The field was dubbed "the strongest to date," featuring world #1 Magnus Carlsen and 4-time SCC winner Hikaru Nakamura, among many of the world elite.

Time Control

5 minutes for the entire game with a 1-second increment beginning from move 1.
3 minutes for the entire game with a 1-second increment beginning from move 1.
1 minute for the entire game with a 1-second increment beginning from move 1.

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Results

Quarterfinals
Nihal Sarin (17) - Ding Liren (9)
Hikaru Nakamura (15.5) - Levon Aronian (8.5)
Magnus Carlsen (22) - Fabiano Caruana (4)
Maxime Vachier Lagrave (16.5) - Wesley So (12.5)

Chess.com Speed Chess Championship | Knockout Stage