Chess Played Quick: Puzzle Battle World Championship Qualifier
Chess Played Quick is a monthly event where streamers do live speed runs using Chess.com's features.
Chess Played Quick: Puzzle Battle World Championship Qualifier is a special edition of the event starting on January 5 at 9 a.m. PST/18:00 CET. This month, CPQ features top streamers solving puzzles to compete for their share of the $15,000 prize fund and four spots in the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship on January 6.
Broadcast
Make sure you tune in to Chess.com/TV and to our Twitch and YouTube channels to enjoy the live broadcast of this special edition of Chess Played Quick. Enjoy watching the best puzzle-solvers in the world dashing through puzzles, with expert commentary by NM James Canty III.
Format
The event consists of a three-hour puzzle speed run. Streamers compete in the Open and Under 2000 sections to achieve their highest puzzle rating and collect as many bounties as possible.
Prizes
Chess Done Quick: Puzzle Battle World Championship Qualifier has a $15,000 prize pool. In addition to the cash prize, the event's top-four players in the Open section qualify for the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship.
Open Prizes
- Highest rating at the end: $2,000
- 2nd highest rating: $1,250
- 3rd highest rating: $750
- 4th highest rating: $500
- 5th highest rating: $250
- Longest streak: $1,000
- First to reach a 2400 rating: $500
U2000 Prizes
- Highest rating at the end: $2,000
- 2nd highest rating: $1,250
- 3rd highest rating: $750
- 4th highest rating: $500
- 5th highest rating: $250
- Longest streak: $1,000
- First to reach an 1800 rating: $500
Bounties
Below you can see the available bounties for each section of the event.
Open Section Bounties
- Solve 10 puzzles in a row in less than five seconds each: $250
- Solve an Arabian Mate puzzle: $250
- Solve Anastasia's Mate puzzle: $250
- Solve a mate-in-7 puzzle: $250
- Solve a puzzle that requires 12 or more moves: $250
Under 2000 Section Bounties
- Solve 10 puzzles in a row in less than five seconds each: $250
- Solve an Arabian Mate puzzle: $250
- Solve Anastasia's Mate puzzle: $250
- Solve a mate-in-5 puzzle: $250
- Solve a puzzle that requires 10 or more moves: $250
Schedule
The event starts on January 5 at 9 a.m. PST/18:00 CET and lasts for three hours. The event's champion will play in the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship on January 6.
Rules And Signup
- Players compete in two different sections (Open and Under 2000-rated) according to their main account's peak Chess.com blitz ratings
- Only established streamers with at least five streams on Twitch or YouTube can play in the event
- Players must stream their participation during the event
- The first player to finish each task and send video proof collects the bounty. Only stream clips count as evidence for Twitch streamers, while YouTube streamers must provide Chess.com's staff with the exact time stamps if they can't make clips
- Every competitor will start with a 400 puzzle rating
- Only one player can participate per stream (dual-commentary is not allowed)
- Players are not allowed to reset their puzzle ratings
- Players must complete bounties in "Rated" mode without any hints
- Players must sign up using the event's official application form—applications close 48 hours before the event.
The top four players who qualify for the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Chess Championship must be available between January 6, 2022, and January 9, 2022. If any of the qualified players are not available during that period they will be replaced by other players based on the event's standings.
Results
Below is a list of the players who qualified for the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship.
The best streaks are respectively Raunak Sadhwani (killer3412) for Open with 123 and Aryan Nair (SleepingbeastCPQ) for U2000 with 83.
How To Participate
If you are a streamer and want to participate in this edition of Chess Played Quick, please fill out the official application form below:
Pedro Pinhata is a Sr. Digital Content Writer for Chess.com who writes articles, feature announcements, event guides, and more. He has been playing chess since 2019 and lives in Brazil.
