2026 Chess.com 4-Player Chess Championship: Join the Action!

The Chess.com 4-Player Chess Championship is the next event in this year's Community Championships, taking place April 13-17 and featuring a $5,000 prize fund.

4-Player Chess is one of Chess.com's oldest and most popular variants. In free-for-all (FFA) mode, four players share an extended board and score points by capturing pieces, including kings.

The event opens with eight two-hour qualifiers spread across four days. The winner of each arena advances to the semifinals.

The semifinals and final are played on April 17. Eight qualifier winners are split into two semifinal groups of four, and the top two from each group move on to the final. The final winner is the first player to win a game after reaching 7 points.

All players are welcome to join the qualifiers on April 13-16 via the Event Schedule.
You can watch the April 17 live final on our ChessTV, Twitch and YouTube channels.
Find all relevant info on our Events Page. Below is a quick summary:

• Variant: 4-Player Chess (Free-for-all, modern setup)

• Prize Fund: $5,000

• Qualifiers Format: Eight 2-hour arenas, 4+0 blitz, 3-1-1-0 scoring, top scorer advances.

• Qualifiers Dates: April 13-16

• Finals Format: 8-player semifinals (two groups of four), then 4-player final. First player to win a game after reaching 7 points is champion.

• Finals Date & Time: April 17 at 1 p.m. ET / 19:00 CET with live broadcast.

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I might join, but I heavily doubt I'd qualify

What is 3-1-1-0 scoring system?

I could explain about the scoring system

You know 4-player chess, there are four numbers, for four players. The first gets 3 points, the second and third are getting 1 point an the last gets nothing more than be happy that he even played

Kanna

Wind, I have a BIG Question

Should we take part at every of the 8-10 qualifier or just at on?