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Current Events

Chess Stars Events Calendar

Week of April 23 to 29

(All times Eastern)

Day	2 pm	3 pm	4 pm	5 pm
23. Mon	Blitz	Master Challenge	Master Challenge	Time Odds
24. Tue	Blitz	BLITZ MATCH	Master Challenge	Time Odds
25. Wed	Blitz	Master Challenge	Master Challenge	Time Odds
26. Thu	Blitz	Master Challenge	Master Challenge	Time Odds
27. Fri	Blitz	Master Challenge	Master Challenge	Time Odds
28. Sat	Blitz	Contest: Choose Your Moves and Win!		Time Odds
29. Sun	Blitz	Contest: Choose Your Moves and Win!		Time Odds

Contest Information

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US Chess Championships

Wednesday 4/18 to Monday 4/30 at 2 pm Eastern

Live on ChessStars.com

Video commentary by Maurice Ashley, Jennifer Shahade, Yasser Seirawan in English

Comentario de video de Alejandro Ramirez e Yvette Garcia en Español

Rest day Tuesday, April 24

Event Details

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Choose Your Moves and Win!

Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm Eastern

Chess Stars Contests offer terrific cash prizes for predicting the moves in a live Chess Match. Cheating is impossible, and anyone can win!

First: $60, Second: $40, Third: $20, Fourth: $15, Fifth: $10

Grand Prize for winning ten contest games in a row : $2500

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Blitz Tournaments

Every Day at 2 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 10, Fourth: 5

Time control: 2 minutes per game + 1 second per move (delay)

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Random: Monday, Thursday and Saturday

Random has 2880 symmetrical start positions and follows the normal rules of Chess.

Scrambled: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

Scrambled has 622,728 exciting start positions and follows the normal rules of Chess.

Regular Chess: Wednesday

Use your Credits for Contest Crowns!

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

Time Odds Tournaments

EVERY DAY at 5 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 10, Fourth: 5

Regular Chess

Time control: varies with each game.

Time odds based on difference of all-time high ratings.

Difference >= 400 rating points: 4 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 300 points: 3 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 200 points: 2 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 100 points: 3 minutes to 2 minutes.

Difference < 100 rating points: 2 minutes each.

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

Master Challenge

Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 pm Eastern

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

FREE for all Titled Players (FM, IM, GM, WFM, WIM, WGM).

Play a Chess Master for Credits.

20 Credits for every win. 10 Credits for every draw!

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Past Events

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Contests

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Chess Openings

Famous Players

Week of April 23 to 29

(All times Eastern)

See Details Below

Wednesday 4/18 to Monday 4/30 at 2 pm Eastern

Live on ChessStars.com

Video commentary by Maurice Ashley, Jennifer Shahade, Yasser Seirawan in English

Comentario de video de Alejandro Ramirez e Yvette Garcia en Español

Rest day Tuesday, April 24

Event Details

Watch It Live...

Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm Eastern

Chess Stars Contests offer terrific cash prizes for predicting the moves in a live Chess Match. Cheating is impossible, and anyone can win!

First: $60, Second: $40, Third: $20, Fourth: $15, Fifth: $10

Grand Prize for winning ten contest games in a row : $2500

Learn more about Chess Stars Contests...

Join Now...

Leader Board

Most Guesses

Most Correct

Every Day at 2 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 10, Fourth: 5

Time control: 2 minutes per game + 1 second per move (delay)

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Random: Monday, Thursday and Saturday

Random has 2880 symmetrical start positions and follows the normal rules of Chess.

Scrambled: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

Scrambled has 622,728 exciting start positions and follows the normal rules of Chess.

Regular Chess: Wednesday

Use your Credits for Contest Crowns!

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

EVERY DAY at 5 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 10, Fourth: 5

Regular Chess

Time control: varies with each game.

Time odds based on difference of all-time high ratings.

Difference >= 400 rating points: 4 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 300 points: 3 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 200 points: 2 minutes to 1.

Difference >= 100 points: 3 minutes to 2 minutes.

Difference < 100 rating points: 2 minutes each.

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 pm Eastern

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

FREE for all Titled Players (FM, IM, GM, WFM, WIM, WGM).

Play a Chess Master for Credits.

20 Credits for every win. 10 Credits for every draw!

Learn more about Chess Stars Credits...