2,500 is crazy!
2026 Chess.com Atomic Chess Championship: Join the Action!
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yeah im not winning that much
Good luck with that tournament, hope one of you guys win
I love chess
Mar 3, 2026
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please anyone tell me how to join
only to click quanlifier 1 and we can join and
we can participate at any quantifiers as tomoroow is my exam leave i can play but on quantifiers 2 on 5 march, 2026 i have exam i will miss that is that a problem
amazing
J
The Chess.com Atomic Chess Championship is this year's next Community Championship, taking place March 4-6 and featuring a $2,500 prize fund.
Atomic Chess is a variant where each capture causes an explosion that affects all surrounding squares, except pawns. The explosive nature of the variant creates tactical chaos and makes every move dangerous.
The event starts with qualifiers across two separate days, with four arenas each day. Mark your calendars for March 4 and 5:
March 4 - Wednesday
Qualifier 1 at 9 a.m. ET/15:00 CET
Qualifier 2 at 10:30 a.m. ET/16:30 CET
Qualifier 3 at 2 p.m. ET/20:00 CET
Qualifier 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET/21:30 CET
March 5 - Thursday
Qualifier 5 at 9 a.m. ET/15:00 CET
Qualifier 6 at 10:30 a.m. ET/16:30 CET
Qualifier 7 at 2 p.m. ET/20:00 CET
Qualifier 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET/21:30 CET
The winner of each qualifier advances to the Final, an eight-player double-elimination knockout. The Final takes place on March 6, starting at 1 p.m. ET / 19:00 CET.
All players are welcome to join the qualifiers on March 4-5 via the Event Schedule.
You can watch the March 6 live final on our ChessTV, Twitch and YouTube channels.
Find all relevant info on our Events Page. Below is a quick summary:
Variant: Atomic
Prize Fund: $2,500
Qualifiers Format: Eight 75 min arenas, 3+0 blitz, rated. Winner advances to Knockout Final.
Qualifiers Dates: March 4-5
Finals Format: 8 players double-elimination knockout, 4 games per match, 3+0 blitz, rated.
Finals Date & Time: March 6 at 1 p.m. ET / 19:00 CET with live broadcast.