Sixth leg of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 also known as the FTX Crypto Cup kicked-off on Monday with a massive win for Indian prodigy Pragg, we take a look at the tournament results, standings, schedule, prize money, and live stream
FTX Crypto Cup got off to an exciting start in Miami when Magnus Carlsen put on a masterclass to defeat Anish Giri. The second Major of the season got off to a fiery start at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel with $7,500 on the line for each match victory.
FTX Crypto Cup Miami 2022 Day 1 Results Today, Round 2 Schedule, Date, Time, Standings, Prize Money, Points Table, Live Stream of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Leg 6
Aronian "To make it fair, because there’s an argument, Anish & Hans are going to have a fistfight!”
Carlsen “Anish already has a yellow card but to me this is not a yellow card offence, this is a red card offence – get him out of there!” https://t.co/OmKBr8o82g #FTXCryptoCup pic.twitter.com/a8OBih3757— chess24.com (@chess24com) August 15, 2022
We got both Anish vs. Magnus and the battle of the youngsters on the first day of the FTX Crypto Cup 🔥 Going live in 30 minutes! pic.twitter.com/eKB6rbR5L9
— David Howell (@DavidHowellGM) August 15, 2022
Starting today FTX Crypto Cup. pic.twitter.com/tuZjYxObyw
— Checkmated (@Fernand37898511) August 15, 2022
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 Leg 6 Format, Schedule, Date, Time
The Champions Chess Tour 2022, often referred to as the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, is a nine-month run of nine online chess tournaments featuring some of the top players in the world vying for a US$1.6 million prize fund. From February 19 to November 20, 2022, the tour will take place. FTX Crypto Cup, the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s second major event, will serve as the sixth leg of the $1.6 million tour. The competition, which will run from August 15 to August 21 and will feature eight elite chess players from around the world.
Over the course of seven days, players will engage in one four-game tie per day. Whoever accumulates the most points—and money—overall is declared the winner. The second Major of the year, the sixth of nine Tour elite-level contests, will take place from August 15 to August 21. The participants will all be gathering at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida, even though they will be competing on Chess24.
Round 2 of FTX Crypto Cup Chess will begin from 12:00 ET (18:00 CEST) on Tuesday as Indian prodigy Pragg will take on Anish Giri while Alireza Firouzja will face Liem Le.
16th August: Round 2
August 17: Round 3
18th August: Round 4
August 19: Round 5
20th August: Round 6
August 21: Round 7
FTX Crypto Cup Chess Day 1 Results, Winners, Latest Standings, And Round 2 Schedule
The world champion from Norway stepped up his game as he finished the round with two commanding victories to defeat Giri 3-1. It was a bad omen for the remainder of the field. Carlsen will now face American Hans Niemann in Round 2, who had a drama-filled day and lost 0-3. Niemann had a disastrous start against the champion of the Oslo Esports Cup from Poland, Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a 17-year-old hotshot from India, won the first game of the battle of the prodigies by taking advantage of a small error made by Alireza Firouzja. Firouzja immediately responded in the second to even the score before significantly increasing his lead in the third. Pragg appeared to be out of it in game 3 but miraculously recovered to win a second game to go up 2-1. Pragg completed the draw he required in the tie’s last game to earn the three points and keep up his remarkable success in Meltwater Champions Chess Tour competitions.
Meanwhile, Levon Aronian defeated Vietnam’s Liem Quang Le in the night’s last match. Aronian won after taking an early lead that he maintained through three draws.
| Player | Points |
| Magnus Carlsen | 3 |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3 |
| Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 3 |
| Levon Aronian | 3 |
| Liem Quang Le | 0 |
| Anish Giri | 0 |
| Hans Niemann | 0 |
| Alireza Firouzja | 0 |
FTX Crypto Cup Chess Prize Money Pool Distribution
Each match will have a $7,500 prize pool, so if a player wins all seven of his matches without needing a playoff round, he or she will receive a total of $52,500 in prize money. The winner of a playoff would receive $5,000, while the loser would receive $2,500. A $100,000 bitcoin bonus will also be given as sponsorship awards, same like top cryptocurrency exchange FTX did in 2021.
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
On the chess24 YouTube channel, the event will be aired live for people all over the world. Fans can watch the action live on an interactive board on their official website in addition to the live broadcast.