Chess.com is happy to announce that the FIDE Fischer Random World Championship is again, dropped at you by the Government of Iceland and the City of Reykjavik! Top gamers from around the globe will compete in a collection of classical Fischer Random video games for his or her share of the $400,000 prize fund and the title of FIDE Fischer Random World Champion.

The first qualifier begins on August 22 at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CEST on Chess.com. Any titled participant can take part within the qualifiers for a spot on the championship, which can occur on October 25-30 in Reykavik, Iceland, and their share of the $2,500 qualifier prize fund.

Fischer Random (also called Chess960) is without doubt one of the hottest chess variants on the earth. In it, all commonplace chess guidelines are the identical, aside from the beginning place of the items, which could be in one in all 960 semi-random setups. Heavily endorsed by the eleventh world champion GM Bobby Fischer, the variant sidesteps opening preparation to spotlight gamers’ true understanding of chess.

The final time a Fischer Random world championship occurred was in 2019. During that occasion, GM Wesley So defeated GM Magnus Carlsen to turn into the primary official Fischer Random world champion.

Now, each super-grandmasters are returning to play within the championship in Reykjavik alongside Iceland’s number-one participant GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson. While So might be combating to maintain his crown, Carlsen might be taking part in to win the one FIDE world title lacking in his illustrious profession.

Make certain you tune in to Chess.com/TV, our Twitch channel, or to YouTube.com/ChesscomLive to take pleasure in our stay broadcast of the qualifiers, with professional commentary and a stay digicam feed from the taking part in corridor. And in the event you’re a FIDE-titled participant, be sure you play within the qualifiers proper right here on Chess.com in your likelihood to play in Reykjavik in opposition to Gretarsson, So, and Carlsen.