Chess Played Quick 2022 Holiday Special Edition: All The Information
Chess Played Quick is Chess.com's monthly event where chess streamers do live speed runs using Chess.com's features.
This December, we're bringing you a special edition featuring multiple of our features. The Chess Played Quick: 2022 Holiday Special Edition happens on December 22 at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CET. Players have two hours to collect up to 31 bounties, each representing a day of the month. The prize fund for the event is 2,000 Twitch subs.
Format
This edition of CPQ features 31 bounties, each representing a day in December, with each bounty having the date's number in it. Participants have two hours to complete as many bounties as possible and 48 hours to claim them using the proof submission form. Players use their main account to play in this CPQ.
Prizes
The event has a prize fund of 2,000 Twitch subs. Players receive a certain amount of subs for each bounty they complete. The amount of subs per bounty is determined by the total prize fund (2,000 subs) divided by the total number of bounties claimed (for example, if we receive 1,000 valid claims, each bounty is worth 2 subs).
Schedule
The event happens on December 22, starting at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CET. Players have two hours to complete as many bounties as they can.
Bounties
There are 31 bounties, each representing one day of the month:
- Win a game while using 1 board emoji to explain each move (both from your opponent and you).
- Beat 2 holiday bots using default settings on challenge mode, no bullet games allowed.
- Win a 3-minute blitz game. Increments are allowed, but you can't play against bots.
- Win a 4 Player Chess game (any mode).
- Win a 5-minute blitz game. Increments are allowed, but you can't play against bots.
- Beat 6 streamer bots using default settings on challenge mode, no bullet games allowed.
- Complete 7 Endgames challenges on challenge mode.
- Add a game from 8 different World Champions to a new Library collection.
- Win a game of Crazyhouse while placing 9 pieces on any time control.
- Win a 10-minute rapid game. Increments are allowed, but you can't play against bots.
- Win against a bot starting with the FEN 2r2rk1/1bpR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR3P/5N2/2P2PPK/8 w - - 2 32 in less than 11 moves (use our Practice page and click the "Custom Position" option to upload the FEN)—no takebacks allowed.
- Using Game Review, correctly retry 12 of your blunders, misses, or mistakes.
- Place the duck on the same square 13 times and win a game of Duck Chess.
- Solve 14 custom puzzles with the "Pin" theme.
- Win two Puzzle Battles with more than 15 puzzles solved.
- Win a game of Horde with White with 16 pawns or more remaining.
- Go to go.chess.com/17 and win at the 1600 rating level—no takebacks allowed, and you must play as Black.
- Win a game in less than 18 moves against a 1200+ opponent, bots included.
- Score 19 or more in Vision.
- Reach 20 puzzles in a three-minute Puzzle Rush.
- Solve 21 puzzles rated above 2121, any puzzle mode counts.
- Guess ten correct moves in 2200+ rated game(s). Guesses don't have to be in the same game.
- Be in a Classroom with at least 23 participants. You don't have to be the Classroom host.
- Using Explorer, find a position where the most popular move has been played 24 times.
- Reach 25 puzzles in a five-minute Puzzle Rush.
- Solve 26 mate-in-one puzzles in a row.
- Solve the Daily Puzzles of the 27th of each month in 2022.
- Earn 28 league points. All points must be earned during CPQ.
- Solve 29 Solo Chess puzzles in challenge mode. You don't have to solve 29 puzzles in a row.
- Win a 30-second hyperbullet game. You can't play against bots.
- Reach 31 puzzles in Survival Puzzle Rush.
Rules And Signup
- Only active Twitch affiliate or partner streamers can participate in the event.
- Players must use their main account. Participants who don't have a premium membership will win a free 30-day diamond membership.
- Direct challenges, aborting games, and rematching are not allowed.
- Players cannot change seeking parameters during the speedrun.
- There can only be one player participating per stream.
- Players must sign up using the event's official form—applications close 48 hours before the event.
- Players have 48 hours after the end of the event to claim their bounties using the proof submission form.
- Players must stream their participation in the event.
- Players must connect their streaming account to Chess.com.
Results
We will announce the winners here after the event is over.
How To Participate
Fill out the application form below to participate in the event.
Proof Submission
Fill out the proof submission form below within 48 hours after the event is over to claim your bounties.
