Chess Stars Events Calendar
Week of January 30
(All times Eastern)
| Day | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm |
| 30. Mon | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| 31. Tue | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| Feb 1. Wed | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| 2. Thu | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| 3. Fri | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| 4. Sat | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
| 5. Sun | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Blitz | Bullet | Odds |
Contest Information
Choose Your Moves and Win!
Saturday, MARCH 20 at 3 pm ET
GM SHIROV vs. GM DONCHENKO
In memory of chess coach Michael Hoffer
Chess Stars Contests award cash prizes for predicting the moves in a live Chess Match. Cheating is impossible, and anyone can win!
Eight prizes IN EACH CONTEST!
First: $25, Second: $20, Third: $15, Fourth: $10, Fifth: $5
Sixth: 40 Credits, Seventh: 30 Credits, Eighth: 20 Credits
Grand Prize for winning ten contest games in a row : $2500
"Club Membership" is NOT required to win a cash prize.
15 Credits to enter Entry is free!
Bullet Tournaments
Daily at 11 am and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 pm Eastern
First Place: 5 Credits, Second: 3 Credits, Third: 2 Credits
Time control: 1 minute per game (plus 1 second delay at 11 am and 3 pm)
Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.
Entry: 1 Credit
Blitz Tournaments
Daily at 10 am and 12, 2, 4, 8 pm Eastern
First Place: 5 Credits, Second: 3 Credits, Third: 2 Credits
Time control: 2 minutes per game + 1 second per move (delay)
Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.
10 am, 12 pm and 4 pm Events: Regular Chess
2 pm Events, as follows:
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
Entry: 1 Credit
Time Odds Tournaments
Daily at 6 pm Eastern
First Place: 5 Credits, Second: 3 Credits, Third: 2 Credits
Format: 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.
Entry: 1 Credit
Master Challenge
Entry is FREE for all.
Play a Chess Master for Credits.
2 Credits for every win. 1 Credit for every draw!
Live Chess