HI windddd
2025 Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic: Official Discussion Thread
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BTW all players have some symbols on their pics , why Gukesh does not have one ?
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TheChainedKingOfOblivion wrote:
May I know what the symbols are for?
Those are the players' esports teams. 
Carlsen - https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-caruana-sign-esports-giant-team-liquid
Naka, Nepo - https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-signs-for-esports-world-champion-team-falcon-nepo-joins-aurora
Nodirbek, Wei Yi - https://www.chess.com/news/view/abdusattorov-so-bortnyk-join-ukrainian-esports-team-wei-yi-signs-weibo
MVL - https://www.chess.com/news/view/vachier-lagrave-signs-deal-with-team-vitality
Ding - https://www.chess.com/news/view/ding-liren-returns-to-chess-signs-for-lgd-gaming-less-busy-year
TheChainedKingOfOblivion wrote:
May I know what the symbols are for?
If you are talking about the symbols on the bottom left corner of the player pictures, I'm fairly sure that those are the logos of the e-sport organizations that the respective player has signed up with.
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So how do i figure out which organization they signed up for
Hey
5 days ago
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AK47_reigns wrote:
BTW @Wind 's profile still has that bio bug
now fixed
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CCT 2025: Chess.com Classic Prediction Contest is up!
Hit the banner above to guess the event outcome and have a shot at some prizes. 
Also updated in the OP.
The 2025 Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic takes place May 18-23, featuring $150,000 in prizes and determining the remaining players who'll make it to the Esports World Cup.
The Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic is the second leg of the 2025 Champions Chess Tour. It features three stages for players to ultimately compete for top prize money and CCT Points, which may grant them a spot at the Esports World Cup.
May/18 • Qualifier (show details)
Start Time: 8:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST
Non-grandmaster titled players compete in a Swiss, with the top three making it to the Play-In.
May/19 • Play-In (show details)
Start Time: 8:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST
Qualified players join grandmasters to compete in two phases, Swiss and Match Play. The winner of the Swiss goes straight to the Playoffs. Players ranked second through 15th go to Match Play, with the winners reaching the Playoffs.
May/20-23 • Playoffs (show details)
Start Time: 8:15 PT / 11:15 ET / 17:15 CET
Eight invited players join the eight players who made it to the Playoffs to compete for top prize money and CCT Points, which may grant them a spot at the Esports World Cup.
Watch the live broadcast on our ChessTV, Twitch and YouTube channels.
Find all relevant links/info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.