Chess Stars Events Calendar
Week of June 18
(All times Eastern)
| Day | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm |
| 18. Mon | Blitz | QUALIFIER | Master Challenge | Time Odds |
| 19. Tue | Blitz | QUALIFIER | Master Challenge | Time Odds |
| 20. Wed | Blitz | QUALIFIER | Master Challenge | Time Odds |
| 21. Thu | Blitz | QUALIFIER | Master Challenge | Time Odds |
| 22. Fri | Blitz | QUALIFIER | Master Challenge | Time Odds |
| 23. Sat | Blitz | Choose Your Moves and Win! (TWO GAMES) | Time Odds |
| 24. Sun | Blitz | CASH BULLET FINAL | CLUB MEMBER CASH BULLET | Time Odds |
The five winners of the QUALIFIER tournaments Monday through Friday play the CASH BULLET FINAL Sunday at 4 pm Eastern for $15 / $10 / $5 !
Every QUALIFIER also awards four prizes: 30 Credits, 20, 15 and 10 Credits!
All QUALIFIER and CASH BULLET tournaments are played at 1 minute per game plus 1 second (delay) per move and use our Anti-Bot Format (the board is seen in a mirror).
Contest Information
See Details Below
Grand Chess Tour Paris
Wednesday June 20 to Sunday June 24 at 8 am Eastern
Early start (6 am Eastern) Thursday and Sunday. Starts 8 am other days.
Live on ChessStars.com
Video commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Jovanka Houska, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Maurice Ashley and GM Romain Edouard
Video commentary is also available in French.
Choose Your Moves and Win!
Saturday at 4 pm Eastern (TWO GAMES)
Chess Stars Contests offer terrific cash prizes for predicting the moves in a live Chess Match. Cheating is impossible, and anyone can win!
IN EACH GAME:
First: $50, Second: $30, Third: $20, Fourth: $15, Fifth: $10
Sixth: 50 Credits, Seventh: 30 Credits, Eighth: 10 Credits
Grand Prize for winning ten contest games in a row : $2500
Cash Bullet Final Tournament
Sunday at 4 pm Eastern
Cash Prizes. First : $15, Second : $10, Third : $5
More Prizes! Fourth : 30, Fifth : 20, Sixth : 15, Seventh: 10 Credits
Time control: 1 minute per game + 1 second per move (delay)
Anti-Bot Format (the board is seen in a mirror)
Five DOUBLE Rounds.
Open to the winners of the QUALIFIER tournaments!
Club Member Cash Bullet Tournament
Sunday at 5 pm Eastern
Cash Prizes. First : $15, Second : $10, Third : $5
More Prizes! Fourth : 30, Fifth : 20, Sixth : 15, Seventh: 10 Credits
Time control: 1 minute per game + 1 second per move (delay)
Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.
Open to Chess Stars Club Members, Only
Blitz Tournaments
EVERY DAY at 3 pm Eastern
Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 15, Fourth: 10
Time control: 2 minutes per game + 1 second per move (delay)
Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.
Random: Monday, Thursday, Saturday
Random has 2880 symmetrical start positions and follows the normal rules of Chess.
Scrambled: Tuesday, Friday 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 6 pm Eastern
Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 15, Fourth: 10
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 at 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!
