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The 2017 PRO Chess League Season was the inaugural season of the PRO Chess League. It started on January 11, 2017, and ended March 26. [1] [2] 48 teams participated, twelve of which had previously participated in the USCL. After the end of the first season, the St. Louis Arch Bishops defeated the Norway Gnomes, thus securing their first title. [3]
The United States Chess League (USCL) was the only nationwide chess league in the United States for eleven years. In 2016 the League announced it would be opened to cities from around the world, moved to the website chess.com, and renamed the Professional Rapid Online Chess League .
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. [1]
The Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2024 was a fast chess tournament circuit organized in 2024 by Chess.com.The tour started on 26 January 2024 and ended on 21 December 2024. It involved four online chess tournaments and an over-the-board final round, featuring some of the world's top players who played for a prize money pool of US$1,700,000.
Magnus Carlsen has sensationally returned to a New York chess tournament after the governing body backed down in a row over the champion’s jeans.. The world No. 1 quit the World Rapid and Blitz ...
The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award "Grand Prix" points. [1] USCF chess grand prix tournament. At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most points.
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 after refusing to ditch his denim as "a matter of principle"
Sabrina Chevannes, a women’s international chess master, said she was raped at a chess tournament by another contestant. The 36-year-old, who quit professional chess in January 2017, ...