Who Will Climb The Highest? Chess.com King Of The Hill Championship Starts May 15

No, it's not Mount Everest. It is something way more challenging. We invite you to join the Chess.com King of the Hill Championship! The event will take place on May 15 and 16 and features a $2,500 prize fund.

After a close contest against Chess With Checkers and Giveaway Chess, our community elected King of the Hill as this month's Community Championship variant. 

King of the Hill is one of Chess.com's oldest and most beloved variants. It is very similar to regular chess, with one difference: Players can win by "climbing the hill" with their king, taking it to the center of the board.

While this new rule may excite our avid Bongcloud players, the reward is as high as the risk. Let's just say that trying to win by immediately taking your king to the center of the board is not the greatest idea.

As always, the event will have eight qualifiers. Each qualifier will be a 75-minute arena with a 3+0 time control, all taking place throughout May 15. 

Any member of the Chess.com community can join. You can check the full qualifier schedule and click the "Join" button to participate. And while you might be the one doing the climbing, we'll be the ones on top of everything. We may require participants to join a fair play video call. Players who join the call must set up two cameras from different angles in the room. Players who refuse to comply will be removed from the event.

The winner of each qualifier advances to the Final on May 16. The eight players will compete in a double-elimination knockout bracket, also with a 3+0 time control. 

Are you ready to become the king of the hill? Then join the tournament to prove that you deserve the crown!