BTC960

This club is the official hub for BTC960Champ (Chess960). The road to the live championship goes through the Online Qualifier, where you can win sats immediately — or unlock a 2× bonus by attending the over-the-board finals.

Online Qualifying (January)

• Sun, Jan 11 — 4 Pre-Qualifiers: top 10 from each event advance (40 total).

• Jan 18 — Main Online Qualifier (Swiss): invite-only for the 40 qualifiers + Chess.com titled players.

  This is the online stage with prizes.

Full format + rules: https://btc960champ.com/online-qualifier

Event Page: https://www.chess.com/events/info/bitcoin-chess960-championship-2026

Main Online Qualifier prize pool (Top 10)

Total: 10,500,000 sats paid to the Top 10:

1. 2,100,000

2. 1,800,000

3. 1,400,000

4. 1,100,000

5. 900,000

6. 700,000

   7–10) 400,000 each

Important: winners choose ONE option

Option A — Claim Now

• Receive satoshis immediately

• Forfeit tournament entry

• No 2× bonus

Option B — Attend Prospera, Roatán

• Keep your tournament ticket

• Compete for the 2 BTC main prize pool

• Receive 2× your Online Qualifier prize

  (Total becomes 21,000,000 sats across Top 10)