2025 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters: Official Discussion Thread

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The 2025 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters takes place February 16-21, featuring a Qualifier for non-grandmaster players, a Play-In and a Playoffs stages with $150,000 in prizes.

Eight invited players will be joined by the top-eight players from the Play-In.

The Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters is the first 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.

Qualifier (Feb/16)

Non-grandmaster titled players compete in a Swiss, with the top three making it to the Play-In.

  • Open to all non-grandmaster titled players
  • Players contest a nine-round Swiss
  • Time control: 10+0
  • The top three players are eligible to compete in the Play-In

Play-In (Feb/17)

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.

  • Open to all grandmasters and the top three players from the Qualifier
  • Time control: 10+0
  • Players compete in a nine-round Swiss
  • The top player from the Swiss goes straight to the Playoffs and selects their bracket position
  • Players ranked second through 15th advance to Match Play
  • Players ranked second through eighth choose their opponents
  • The 14 players who compete in the Match Play phase contest a two-game match
  • The winner of each Match Play match moves on to the Playoffs

Playoffs (Feb/18-21)

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.

  • Eight invited players join the eight players who made it to the Playoffs
  • Players contest a double-elimination bracket
  • Winners Bracket matches consist of four games
  • Losers Bracket matches consist of two games
  • Grand Final match consists of four games
  • Grand Final Reset, if necessary, consists of two games
  • If the match ends in a tie, a bidding armageddon game with a base time of 10 minutes decides the winner

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.



  • Date - February 16-21
  • Prize Fund - $150,000
  • Format - Qualifier + Play-In + Playoffs
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Nice

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cool

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yeah

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Yesh

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Will this be held on chess.com? Meaning I could join here online?

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PenguinChocolate wrote:

Will this be held on chess.com? Meaning I could join here online?

Are you titled?

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vamsim7 wrote:
PenguinChocolate wrote:

Will this be held on chess.com? Meaning I could join here online?

Are you titled?

Oh I see it said "non GrandMaster titled players. I thought it meant it was for non titled players also.

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This is great.

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Yaysies

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Can we qualify?

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Yo

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SAofficial wrote:

Can we qualify?

Qualifiers are for non-grandmaster titled players. happy.png

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shayxiddin8 wrote:

qanday qatnashamiz?

Tadbirda faqat unvonga ega shaxmatchilar ishtirok etishlari mumkin. Efirni striming kanallarimizda tomosha qilishingiz mumkin. happy.png

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Wow

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Nice

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Wind wrote:
SAofficial wrote:

Can we qualify?

Qualifiers are for non-grandmaster titled players.

Oh

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Magnus

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