Chess Played Quick - Puzzle Week Edition
Don't blink and miss Chess Played Quick (CPQ), Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes.
Chess Played Quick - Puzzle Week Edition happens from January 8 to January 10 as part of Puzzle Week. For the first time, this edition will be split into three separate events. The first event, on January 8 at 12pm ET / 18:00 CET / 22:30 IST, requires participants to complete a two-hour Puzzle Battle speed run. In the second event, on January 9, participants will need to pull off the highest Puzzle Rush (5 min) score possible within 24 hours. Finally, the last event, on January 10, will challenge participants to attain the highest Puzzle Rush (Survival) score possible within 24 hours.
Format
Event #1
Players perform a two-hour Puzzle Battle speed run. Participants need to register with a brand new account or an account on which they have never played Puzzle Battle. Their objective is to reach the highest Puzzle Battle rating within the allocated time.
Players get points based on their placement in the rating rankings at the end of the event and via extra challenges. Those points determine the prizes each participant gets.
Event #2
The second event requires participants to achieve the highest Puzzle Rush (5 min) score possible within 24 hours, starting from midnight Eastern U.S. time (6:00 CET/10:30 IST). Prizes will be allocated to the top 10 high scores and to streamers who manage to beat their personal bests. Streamers are required to stream all their high score attempts and to submit their best one via the form at the bottom of this page (also accessible via the link).
Streamers can also take part in a special contest with their communities by providing their clubs during their registration. Taking the averages of the top 25 best puzzle rush scores from each club within 24 hours into consideration, the top 10 clubs' owners will receive prizes.
Event #3
Event #3 starts immediately after Event #2 and uses the same scoring system. The only difference is the theme, as this time participants will be required to achieve the highest Puzzle Rush Survival score within 24h.
Challenges And Proof
In addition to the speed run, Event #1 features extra challenges available to participants (Events #2 and #3 do not have associated challenges).
Each challenge rewards a certain amount of points based on its difficulty, from easy challenges worth one point to hard challenges worth three points. Challenges can be completed in any order.
| Challenge | Difficulty | Points |
| Reach 300 Season Points | Easy | 1 |
| Reach 500 Season Points | Normal | 2 |
| Reach 700 Season Points | Hard | 3 |
| Win 5 puzzle Battles in a row | Hard | 3 |
| Score 20 in a puzzle battle | Easy | 1 |
| Score 30 in a puzzle battle | Normal | 2 |
| Score 40 in a puzzle battle | Hard | 3 |
| Reach 1500 Puzzle Battle Rating | Easy | 1 |
| Reach 1750 Puzzle Battle Rating | Normal | 2 |
| Reach 2000 Puzzle Battle Rating | Hard | 3 |
| Win a game without making a mistake | Normal | 2 |
| Fail your first 2 puzzles then win | Normal | 2 |
Proof of completion must be sent for each successful challenge, with any clear proof accepted. Examples of clear proof include:
- screenshots,
- clips,
- or VODs with timestamps.
Placement Points
Placement points in Event #1 will be awarded as follows:
| Placement | Points |
| 1st | 25 |
| 2nd | 20 |
| 3rd | 15 |
| 4th | 10 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 5 |
| 8th | 5 |
| 9th | 5 |
| 10th | 5 |
Prizes
There are 2,000 Twitch/Kick subs (or $5 YouTube memberships) at stake this month in the overall prize fund. The prize fund will be divided into three parts:
- Event #1: 800 subs. The amount of subs for each point is determined by dividing the event prize fund by the number of total points earned by all participants.
- Event #2: 600 subs. 300 subs are divided among the top 10 high scores. 100 subs are divided among streamers who managed to achieve a new personal best. 200 subs are allocated to the community contest as follows:
| Club Placement | Subs |
| 1st | 50 |
| 2nd | 40 |
| 3rd | 25 |
| 4th | 15 |
| 5th | 15 |
| 6th | 15 |
| 7th | 10 |
| 8th | 10 |
| 9th | 10 |
| 10th | 10 |
- Event #3: Another 600 subs are available, using the same system than Event #2.
Schedule
The Puzzle Week edition of Chess Played Quick happens from January 8 to January 10.
Event #1 is on January 8, beginning at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET and lasting for two hours.
Event #2 is on January 9, from 12 a.m. ET to 11:59 p.m. ET (06:00 to 05:59 CET on January 10).
Event #3 is on January 10, from 12 a.m. ET to 11:59 p.m. ET (06:00 to 05:59 CET on January 11).
How To Participate
Fill out the official application form below if you would like to participate in this edition of CPQ. Note that only active streamers who are eligible to receive Twitch/Kick subs or YouTube memberships can win prizes.
Claiming Challenges and High Scores
Use the form below to claim the challenges you managed to complete during Event #1 and to report your high scores in Events #2 and #3.
