Invited players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Gukesh D, Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wei Yi. Live games will be daily on Chessdom, while additional news can be found in the Chessdom Newsletter – you can sign up for free in the form below

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Chess.com Classic 2025

Play in knockout

Play in Swiss

The Chess.com Classic kicks off with the qualifiers for non-grandmasters on May 18 at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CEST / 8:30 p.m. IST. The Play-In starts a day later at the same time, with the Playoffs taking place from May 20 to May 23.

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Chess.com Classic Qualifier (May 18)

Starts: 8:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST

Non-grandmaster titled players compete in a Swiss, with the top three making it to the Play-In.

• Open to all non-grandmaster titled players
• Players contest a nine-round Swiss
• Time control: 10+0
• The top three players are eligible to compete in the Play-In

Chess.com Classic Play-in (May 19)

Starts: 8:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST

Qualified players join grandmasters to compete in two phases, Swiss and Match Play. The winner of the Swiss goes straight to the Playoffs. Players ranked second through 15th go to Match Play, with the winners reaching the Playoffs.

• Open to all grandmasters and the top three players from the Qualifier
• Time control: 10+0
• Players compete in a nine-round Swiss
• The top player from the Swiss goes straight to the Playoffs and selects their bracket position
• Players ranked second through 15th advance to Match Play
• Players ranked second through eighth choose their opponents
• The 14 players who compete in the Match Play phase contest a two-game match
• The winner of each Match Play match moves on to the Playoffs

Chess.com Classic Playoffs (May 20 – 23)

Starts: 8:15 PT / 11:15 ET / 17:15 CET

Eight invited players join the eight players who made it to the Playoffs to compete for top prize money and CCT Points, which may grant them a spot at the Esports World Cup.

• Eight invited players join the eight players who made it to the Playoffs
• Players contest a double-elimination bracket
• Winners Bracket matches consist of four games
• Losers Bracket matches consist of two games
• Grand Final match consists of four games
• Grand Final Reset, if necessary, consists of two games
• If the match ends in a tie, a bidding armageddon game with a base time of 10 minutes decides the winner

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This game is from Round 7 of the event – Arjun Erigaisi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Arjun Erigaisi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

This game is from Round 6 of the event – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Alexey Sarana.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Alexey Sarana, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

This game is from Round 5 of the event – Levon Aronian – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Levon Aronian – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

Follow the other group in the tournament: Chennai Chess Challengers 2024 LIVE

Round 1: Levon Aronian – Alexey Sarana / Santosh Gudjrathi Vidit – Arjun Erigaisi / Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Parham Maghsoodloo / Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – M. Amin Tabatabaei

Round 2: M. Amin Tabatabaei – Alexey Sarana / Arjun Erigaisi – Levon Aronian / Parham Maghsoodloo – Santosh Gudjrathi Vidit / Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Round 3: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – M. Amin Tabatabaei / Santosh Gujrathi Vidit – Chithambaram VR. Aravindh / Levon Aronian – Parham Maghsoodloo / Alexey Sarana – Arjun Erigaisi

Round 4: M. Amin Tabatabaei – Arjun Erigaisi / Parham Maghsoodloo – Alexey Sarana / Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – Levon Aronian / Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Santosh Gujrathi Vidit

Round 5: Santosh Gujrathi Vidit – M. Tabatabaei Amin / Levon Aronian – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave / Alexey Sarana – Chithambaram VR. Aravindh / Arjun Erigaisi – Parham Maghsoodloo

Round 6: Santosh Gudjrathi Vidit – Levon Aronian / Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Alexey Sarana / Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – Arjun Erigaisi / M. Amin Tabatabaei – Parham Maghsoodloo

Current round 7: Levon Aronian – M. Amin Tabatabaei / Alexey Sarana – Santosh Gudjrathi Vidit / Arjun Erigaisi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave / Parham Maghsoodloo – Chithambaram VR. Aravindh

Follow the games of the Chennai Chess Masters 2024 live, in cooperation with Lichess:

Standings after round 6:

This game is from Round 4 of the event – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Santosh Gujrathi Vidit.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

This game is from Round 3 of the event – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – M. Amin Tabatabaei.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – M. Amin Tabatabaei, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

This game is from Round 2 of the event – Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Chithambaram VR. Aravindh – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Chennai Chess Masters 2024

This game is from Round 1 of the event – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Parham Maghsoodloo.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Parham Maghsoodloo, Chennai Chess Masters 2024