3-Check Championship Starting Feb 18

3-Check Championship Starting Feb 18

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Dear Variant Fans, Get Ready for the 2026 Community 3-Check Chess Championship! We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming Chess.com 3-Check Chess Championship, the second event of the 2026 Community Championships cycle! This fast-paced and...

Crazyhouse Championship Starts Tomorrow, Nov 6

Crazyhouse Championship Starts Tomorrow, Nov 6

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Dear Variant Fans, Tomorrow, on November 6, we all get a chance to go a little crazy because the Chess.com Crazyhouse Championship is here! The variant where initiative means everything is part of the 2025 Chess.com Community Championships event...

KOTH Is Moving To Chess.com/Variants

KOTH Is Moving To Chess.com/Variants

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Dear Variant Fans, We’d like to inform the variant community that the scheduling of the official, recurring King of the Hill (KotH) arenas and Swiss tournaments on Chess.com has been turned off. This was part of the planned transition of K...

Spell Chess Championship is coming: August 14-15

Spell Chess Championship is coming: August 14-15

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Dear Variants Fans, This month's Community Chess Championship will feature the fun and popular Spell Chess variant. The Chess.com Spell Chess Championship is taking place next week, August 14-15, offering a chance for everyone to work their magi...

TODAY: Starts Atomic series in the VCS!

TODAY: Starts Atomic series in the VCS!

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Hey there! We are starting a new cycle in the VCS, now with atomic! It's going to be played in the Variants server, so you have to go to https://www.chess.com/variants/atomic/tournaments and you will find the event in the tabs "Upcoming" or "Ongoi...

Introducing the Variants World

Introducing the Variants World

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Hello everyone! We've had a long journey of Custom Variants growth and development. Did you know that almost all variants available at chess.com/variants were made by community members? But did you know that the Custom Games Admin Team has revie...