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Week of July 16

(All times Eastern)

Day	11 am	1 pm	3 pm	4 pm	5 pm
16. Mon	Bullet	Blitz	Bullet	Master Challenge	Time Odds
17. Tue	Bullet	Blitz	Bullet	Master Challenge	Time Odds
18. Wed	Bullet	Blitz	Bullet	Master Challenge	Time Odds
19. Thu	Bullet	Blitz	Bullet	Master Challenge	Time Odds
20. Fri	Bullet	Blitz	Bullet	Master Challenge	Time Odds
21. Sat	Bullet	Blitz	Choose Your Moves and Win!		Time Odds
22. Sun	Bullet	Blitz	Choose Your Moves and Win!		Time Odds

Contest Information

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Earn 5,000 Credits and get $50!

Get Cash for your Credits.

Valid through the end of 2018. One exchange per person.

You must be a Chess Stars Club Member playing under your real name to use this offer.

Learn more about Chess Stars Club Membership...

Good luck!

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!

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

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Bullet Tournaments

EVERY DAY at 11 am Eastern

Also Monday through Friday at 1 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 15, Fourth: 10

Time control: 1 minute per game

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

Blitz Tournaments

EVERY DAY at 1 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 5 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 4 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...

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Week of July 16

(All times Eastern)

See Details Below

Earn 5,000 Credits and get $50!

Get Cash for your Credits.

Valid through the end of 2018. One exchange per person.

You must be a Chess Stars Club Member playing under your real name to use this offer.

Learn more about Chess Stars Club Membership...

Good luck!

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!

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

Learn more about Chess Stars Contests...

Join Now...

Leader Board

Most Guesses

Most Correct

EVERY DAY at 11 am Eastern

Also Monday through Friday at 1 pm Eastern

Credit Prizes. First : 30, Second : 20, Third : 15, Fourth: 10

Time control: 1 minute per game

Rounds: depending on the number of entrants.

Members: FREE. Non-members: 5 Credits

EVERY DAY at 1 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

EVERY DAY at 5 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.

Monday through Friday at 4 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...