Play The Live Chess World League Season 5
Would you like to represent your homeland in the "Olympics of chess"?
The Live Chess World League will soon begin season five on Chess.com with dozens of countries and thousands of players competing from around the globe.
The Live Chess World League pits countries vs countries in rapid, blitz and bullet club matches on the Chess.com live server. Nothing adds greater stakes to competition than national representation.
Will you help bring home the gold for your team?
Format:
Thirty-eight teams or more will compete in five or more divisions in a round-robin format. After one round-robin, the top four and bottom four teams in the top three divisions will play a second round-robin battling for division victory and advancement, or trying to fend off relegation.
Division four will instead enter a knockout playoff for the top four teams, to decide the division glory.
Overall matches will consist of mini-matches in rapid (10|2), blitz (5|2) and bullet (1|1).
Season 5 Teams:
Players seeking to compete in the Live Chess World League should join their local team and stay tuned for league and match announcement from their club admins. Remember, you can only play for one national team throughout the season!
| Div. 1 (min 25) |
Div. 2 (min 20) |
Div. 3 (min 15) |
Div. 4 (min 10) |
Div. 5 (min 5) |
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Rapid Blitz Bullet |
Rapid |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Blitz |
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Team Ukraine |
Team Slovakia |
Ecuador Live Chess |
Team Italia |
Team India |
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Team Russia |
Team Romania | Nicaragua |
Team Canada Live |
Team Pakistan |
|
Srbija Tim |
Team USA Live |
Team Bangladesh |
Team Venezuela | Team Hungary - Magyar Sakkegylet |
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Team France |
Team of the Czech Republic |
Team England Live |
Belarus |
Team Algeria |
| Argentina Live Chess | Mexico Live Chess |
Team Uzbekistan |
Team Australia |
Team Galicia |
| Team Kazakhstan |
Team Philippines Live Chess |
Team Azerbaijan | Team Denmark | Team China 中国队 |
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Iran. |
Team Puerto Rico and Olivari friends |
Team Chile | KNSB Nederland | |
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Team Peru |
Team Brazil Live |
Team Turkey |
Team Spain |
Costa Rica Live Chess |
Future Teams:
If you are an admin of an interested national team, you can sign up in the club forum to participate in season five!
The deadline for signups is the January 19. The season is scheduled to start on the January 27, and teams will play 10 matches between then and May 17. Full details of the schedule are available here.
Does your country lack a club to represent it? Form a club and submit to join in future seasons!
Do you want to track the results of the Live Chess World League? Follow the @LCWL Chess.com account to be notified of new updates and articles throughout the season!
Prizes:
Season five of the Live Chess World League will feature thousands of dollars in premium membership prizes for the best-performing teams and individuals.
Here are the prizes:
Division 1 Prizes
| Prizes | 1st-place scorer | 2nd-place scorer | 3rd-place scorer | 4th-10th-place scorer |
| 1st team | 2-year  |
1-year |
9-month |
6-month |
| 2nd team | 1-year |
9-month |
6-month |
3-month |
| 3rd team | 9-month |
6-month |
3-month |
1-month |
| 4-5th team | 6-month |
3-month |
1-month |
|
| 6-8th team | 6-month |
Division 2 Prizes
| Prizes | 1st-place scorer | 2nd-place scorer | 3rd-5th-place scorer |
| 1st team | 1-year  |
6-month |
3-month |
| 2nd team | 6-month |
3-month |
2-month |
| 3rd team | 3-month |
2-month |
1-month |
Division 3 Prizes
| Prizes | 1st-place scorer | 2nd-place scorer | 3rd-5th-place scorer |
| 1st team | 1-year  |
6-month |
3-month |
| 2nd team | 6-month |
3-month |
2-month |
| 3rd team | 3-month |
2-month |
1-month |
The winning teams in divisions 4 and 5 will each win three-month gold memberships for their top five players.
