We’re happy to announce a schedule for our upcoming World Championship Titled Arenas!

All occasions might be preceded by a warm-up enviornment open to all gamers with a minimal of 20 rated video games within the related time management (excluding 960 warm-up, the place the minimal rated video games are 10).

Prizes except in any other case acknowledged:

1. $ 500, 2. $ 250, 3. $ 125, 4. $ 75, 5. $ 50.

Participation requirement: Verified FIDE or NM title (see beneath)

Practical Information

If you might be new to Lichess, it is essential to turn into acquainted with the world event format. Read our FAQ and take into account making an attempt out an enviornment event prematurely. Arena factors are awarded based mostly on the variety of video games you win. If a number of gamers end the event with the identical variety of factors, event efficiency is used to interrupt the tie. Prizes might be awarded inside three days after the occasion, by PayPal or BTC.

Title Verification

To take part within the Titled Arena occasions, you want a verified titled account on Lichess. If you do not have already got a Lichess account, create one. Then, to get your FIDE or NM title verified, please fill out this title verification type, and we are going to course of it inside 24 hours. If you have already got verified your title on Lichess, you do not have to do that once more. When your title has been verified by us, it is possible for you to to affix the tournaments.

Streaming

We’ve had a bunch of gamers streaming the earlier Titled Arenas, together with Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk, John Bartholomew, Eric Rosen and ChessNetwork. We encourage each individuals and followers to live-stream the event. If you intend to, take a look at our small streamer’s package for some helpful graphics to incorporate in your overlay, in addition to some regularly requested questions on streaming fairplay.