Chess.com Legends Arena: All The Information
Please note that this event is no longer active.
The Chess.com Legends Arena was a monthly event for players who had advanced all the way to the Legend League, the most elite League on Chess.com. Players competed in 3+0 blitz Arenas in three different rating categories for their piece of the $1,050 monthly prize fund. Events ran on the last Friday of every month of 2022.
Players
Every player in the Legend League could participate in the Chess.com Legends Arena.
Format
- Players competed in monthly Arenas.
- The time control was 3+0.
- Arenas lasted for 90 minutes.
- The top three players in each blitz rating category (open, U1800, and U1200) won cash prizes.
- Rating categories were based on players' ratings after the Arena was over.
- Standard Chess.com arena tiebreaks applied.
Prizes
There were three prize categories based on players' Chess.com blitz rating at the end of each Arena. The categories and prizes are described below:
Open Prizes
- 1st - $200
- 2nd - $100
- 3rd - $50
U1800
- 1st - $200
- 2nd - $100
- 3rd - $50
U1200
- 1st - $200
- 2nd - $100
- 3rd - $50
Every month, five random arena participants also received a free one-month 
membership.
Schedule
Chess.com Legends Arena is no longer running. Past events happened on the following dates:
- May 27
- June 24
- July 29
- August 26
- September 30
- October 28
- November 25
- December 30
