NEW EVENT THURSDAY FEB 27!!
Have you ever wanted to be a chess world champion?
Have you ever dreamed of proving yourself as the best in the chess streaming business?
Well now’s your chance to fail at both.
KICK and Hikaru cordially invite you to participate in the first ever KICK Streamers Chess World Chess Championship of Chess.
No need to participate in a questionably worthwhile “Circuit” of tournaments just to maybe qualify for a qualification tournament. No no. You will go straight into the championship event – a four-hour multi-discipline speedrun designed to demonstrate your prowess in Bullet, Blitz, 960 and Puzzle Battle.
When:
This event will take place on Thursday 27th February starting at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET / 10:30pm IST and will last for 4 hours.
Format:
You will start with a brand new chess.com account (important: select the ‘beginner’ option) and you’ll have four hours to race your rating up from a starting rating of 500 to as high as you can in each of the four variants. At the end of the event, if your average overall rating is higher than all your fellow competitors then congratulations - You’re a World Champion, and you’ve pocketed yourself a chunk of the $8000 PRIZE FUND. How big a chunk? …
Prizes:
Overall - (peak rating in all 4 events)
1st place: $2000 & the title of World Champion (and possibly an angry tweet from FIDE)
2nd place: $1250
3rd place: $650
4th place: $400
5th place: $200
Top Women
1st: $250
2nd: $150
3rd: $75
Highest peak rating in each of the four individual categories wins an additional prize
Per Event
1st: $350
2nd: $150
How to participate:
Step 1: Create a new Chess.com account WITH A BEGINNER SETTING!! and DO NOT play any games on it before the event.
Step 2: Complete this form Registration Form with the account name you’re playing with AND your main chess.com account for reference.
Step 3: Show up at the start of the event and stream your games to be eligible for prizes.
Prize eligibility:
Prize eligibility is also dependent on which platforms you stream.
100% If you stream only on KICK then you will be eligible for 100% of each available prize.
75% If you stream on KICK and any other platforms you will be eligible for 75% of each available prize.
50% If you stream on other platforms but not KICK then you will be eligible for 50% of each available prize.
For all platforms, in order to be prize-eligible:
"KICK WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP" Must be in the stream title.
The player must stream their games with their board and themselves visible on stream, and their video and audio must be clear.
The player must stream at least 3 out of 4 hours of the event (if you’re late, have to leave early, or have tech issues.)
The player must save their VODs for a minimum of 14 days publicly.
You must play in the pool. No match play allowed at all.
We expect players to abide by the spirit of the competition and play normally at all times. A draw may be offered before time expires in your final game to, 'beat the buzzer' but only if this game was played in the authentic manner we expect throughout the whole of the tournament.
All play and final results will be subject to review by Chess.com’s Fair Play team. Players found to have violated Chess.com’s Fair Play rules will not be eligible for prizes and will be beaten.Team Hikaru and Kick will also review the results and reserve the right to remove people from prize eligibility at their discretion.
Additional notes - all ratings will be refunded and speedrun accounts closed after the event.
Got questions? Or just want to follow the action? Check out Hikaru's Discord or his Kick channel.
