Chess.com Global Championship Finals 2022 will kick-off on Wednesday featuring star-studded line-up of eight players, we examine the latest results, upcoming schedule, prize money and other details of tournament
On 2nd November, quarterfinal stage of 2022 Chess.com Global Championship will begin with star-studded line-up featuring recently crowned World Fischer Champion Hikaru Nakamura. Following culmination of tournament, champion will receive massive prize money of $250,000 along with title of champion.
Chess.com Global Championship Finals Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Players List, Prize Money And Live Stream
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2022 Chess.com Global Championship Finals Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Draw, & List of Participants
The biggest Chess.com competition of the year, Chess.com Global Championship, will kick-off on 2nd November and culminate with final on 7th November at Toronto. There are still eight players who can win the title of world champion. Till now, $500,000 prize money has been distributed among already eliminated winners and remaining $500,000 will be handed out among these eight players as per finishing position. During quarterfinal stage of this tournament, Hikaru Nakamura vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Wesley So vs. Dmitry Andreikin, Anish Giri vs. Teimour Radjabov; & Nihal Sarin vs. GM Sam Sevian will be played.
There have already been many surprises at Chess Global Championship. During first two rounds, Pavel Ponkratov stunned Viswanathan Anand and reigning rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Also in second-round, Sam Sevian defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to qualify towards further round. Surprisingly in third-round, former FIDE World Championship challengers Fabiano Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, & Ding Liren were all ousted by lower-ranked rivals. Owing to these surprising results, fans will be eager to know who survives this rigorous knockout format and clinches title.
Chess.com Global Championship Participants
Following eight players have qualified to participate in knockout stage of Chess Global Championship:
- Hikaru Nakamura
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda
- Wesley So
- Dmitry Andreikin
- Teimour Radjabov
- Anish Giri
- Nihal Sarin
- Levon Aronian
Chess.com Global Championship Schedule
Player Arrival: 31st October – 1st November
Quarterfinal: 2nd-3rd November
Semi-Final: 4th-5th November
Final: November 6-7
Player Departure: 8th November
2022 Chess.com Global Championship Finals Prize Money
As per official announcement, champion of 2022 Chess.com Global Championship will bag prize money of $200,000. Meanwhile, runner-up will receive $100,000 from overall $1 Million prize pool. With half of prize pool already distributed among eliminated players, remaining rewards will be split among these eight knockout qualifiers.
| Position | No. of Players | Prize Money | Total |
| 1st | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 2nd | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 3rd-4th | 2 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| 5th-8th | 4 | $25,000 | $100,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
On Chess.com or the official Twitch channel, fans from all around the world may watch the live coverage of the chess global championship finals. All live broadcasts are accessible to viewers via YouTube.com/ChesscomLive.
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