Check, Check, Check! The 3-Check Championship Is Here!
Dear Variant fans!
Get ready to give check-check-check and join us on Thursday, February 27!
We recently announced the Chess.com 3-Check Chess Championship, the second 2025 Chess.com Community Championships event, which is expected to bring an exciting finish to February!
The two-day event will have eight qualifiers on Day 1 and the knockout Final on Day 2.
Qualifiers on February 27
- There are eight arena qualifiers. Check out the qualifiers' schedule.
- The first qualifier starts at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST; the last at 7:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 (+1) CET / 6 a.m. (+1) IST. Registrations open one hour before each arena starts.
- Each qualifier is a 75-minute arena.
- Time control is 3+0.
- The winner of each arena qualifies for the Final.
- Players already qualified for the final cannot play in subsequent qualifiers.
The qualifiers are open to everyone! Join the official Chess.com Community Club to participate.
Knockout Final on February 28
- Eight-player double-elimination knockout.
- Time control is 3+0.
- Each match consists of four games.
- If the match ends in a tie, players contest 3+0 games until there's a winner.
What Is 3-Check Chess?
3-Check is one of the oldest variants available on Chess.com. In it, players can win a game by checkmating their opponent or, as the name suggests, checking their king three times. Join the official 3-Check Club, learn more about the variant, and connect with the community!
