Much-anticipated seventh leg of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 is known as Julius Baer Generation Cup and will begin from 18th September, we take a look at the tournament schedule, date, time, format, list of participants, prize money, and streaming details.
2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s seventh leg will run from 18th to 25th September and will be known as Julius Baer Generation Cup. Pragg won the 2021 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, making the Julius Baer Generation Cup an appropriate occasion for him to shine.
Julius Baer Generation Cup Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Participants Players List, Format, Location Prize Money, Live Stream Meltwater Champions Tour Leg 7
#India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (@rpragchess) will clash with World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the next edition of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the world's leading year-round chess circuit, starting on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/2yXg9Ny4x2
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2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: Leg 7 – Julius Baer Generation Cup Format, Schedule, Date, Time, & Participants
Julius Baer Generation Cup’s round-robin rounds will use a 3 point for a victory, 1 point for a tie scoring system, and participants will receive cash prizes for each rapid game played. For a win, the players will receive $750, and for a tie, $250. Julius Baer Generation Cup is split into four days of preliminary rounds, where each of the 16 players will play their opponent once in rapid chess with a time control of 15 minutes + 10-second increments. Following culmination of round-robin phase, top 8 players will move on to the knockout rounds.
During the quarterfinal and semi-final rounds, each tie will consist of four matches between opponents with highest point scorer advancing to the next round. If the score is tied after four games, two 5+3 blitz games will be played followed by an Armageddon game. The championship match will include two sets of four-round matches with the player winning most points grabbing the crown.
This month marks the beginning of a new tournament centered on the clash of ages, which will be organized by Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the top year-round chess circuit in the world. Eight-day spanning Julius Baer Generation Cup will be the seventh leg of $1.6 million worth Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and will run from September 18 to September 25.
The much-anticipated tournament will include 16 elite chess players from a range of ages including reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen, Indian prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandha, six-time World Championship candidate Boris Gelfand, and former World Rapid Champion Vasyl Ivanchuk. Meanwhile, 15-years-old Christopher Yoo is the youngest competitor of the upcoming competition.
18th September: Round 1-4
September 19: Round 5-8
20th September: Round 9-12
September 21: Round 13-15
22nd September: Quarterfinals
September 23: Semi-finals
24th September to 25th September: Finals
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 7 Prize Money Pool Distribution
Up to $90,000 in in-game rewards may be won, and the remaining prize money will be distributed according on how each participant places. The competition’s total prize money is $150,000 while winner of the prestigious event will bag a prize money of $25,000.
| Position | Prize Money |
| In-game Prize in Prelims | Up to $90.000 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,000 |
| Semi-finalists | $6,000 |
| Runner-up | $15,000 |
| Champion | $25,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
The event will be streamed live for viewers all around the world on the chess24 YouTube channel, and their official website also features an interactive board for fans to watch the action live.