The People's Choice: King's Gambit in Opening Roulette
Opening Roulette will feature King's Gambit for the whole month.
Thank you so much for participating in our polls on our site, Twitter, and Discord to vote for this month's opening! By the way, let us know in the comments if you have any suggestions for options in September!
Every Monday at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 19:00 CEST here in the Chess.com Community Club as usual!
Opening Roulette Format (August 2024):
- One 10+0 rapid arena will be held in the Chess.com Community Club
- All games are unrated
- You must have played a minimum of five games on Chess.com to participate
- All games will begin with King's Gambit!
Prizes
- Weekly prizes and monthly prizes for top finishers will be distributed
- A particular prize category exists for players rated under 1500 rapid
- Streamers can also receive bonus prizes
- For a full breakdown of the prize system, see the original Opening Roulette announcement
Learn more about King's Gambit for FREE with these courses from our friends at Chessable:
| Course title: | Author: | Link: |
| Long Live the King's Gambit | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | chessable.com/NeposKingsGambit |
| Short & Sweet: Gustafsson's 1. e4 e5 | GM Jan Gustafsson | chessable.com/Jans1e4e5 |
| Short & Sweet: Sethuraman's 1. e4 e5 | GM S. P. Sethuraman | chessable.com/Sethuramans1e4e5 |
| Short & Sweet: Ratsma’s Repertoire for Black | FM Midas Ratsma | chessable.com/Ratsmas1e4e5 |
Congratulations to our winners from last month!
We apologize for the delay in the prizes from last month. A significant change in our workflow has made it difficult to get them on time. However, we will update all of them and share them with you ASAP.
Thank you for understanding!
Do you have any questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you. Please write to us at community@chess.com!
