Bok & Berger Win Anna Cramling Hosted Grand Chess Gala At TwitchCon EU
A team of GM Benjamin Bok and Ronnyberger convincingly won 5-0 in the final of the Grand Chess Gala at TwitchCon EU in Rotterdam on Sunday, hosted by none other than WFM Anna Cramling..
Chess was prominently featured at the biggest event in the online streaming world. The Grand Chess Gala was a fun event aimed towards the European chess community and it attracted a huge audience.
The Swedish 23-year-old star played the role of host and announcer for a hand-and-brain tournament, pairing up streamers and content creators with other well-known internet personalities.
My own chess gala!!!!! Starting very soon♟️ pic.twitter.com/PTdn9ZQv8m
— Anna Cramling (@AnnaCramling) June 1, 2025
The tournament drew a large crowd of fans, some familiar with the game and some drawn in by their favorite streamers. The event featured eight teams of two players, pairing a strong chess streamer with a celebrity from other corners of the streaming world.
The field consisted of two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals and the two group winners met in a winner-takes-all final game.
Group A:
- GM Benjamin Bok with Ronnyberger
- IM Alex Banzea with Tubbo
- WFM Lile Koridze with Annie Fuchsia
- WCM Alexandra Prado with fanfan
Group B:
- GM Arturs Neiksans with CDawgVA
- WIM Anna Maja with 5up
- WGM Dina Belenkaya with NymN
- IM Julien Song with Lydia Violet
The Grandmasters led their teams effectively as Bok and Berger won all of their games in group A and Neiksans and CDawgVA did the same in group B.
The GM teams then took care of business in the semifnals as Bok's team defeated Banzea's and Neiksans advanced against Kazarian's team.
Bok and Berger won a hard fought final match, to claim the title - and the $7,000 first prize.
Unstoppable. Unmatched. Unbelievable.
— Twitch Rivals (@TwitchRivals) June 1, 2025
That’s why @ronnybergers & @GMBenjaminBok are your champs. 👑 pic.twitter.com/n2lmQVyCGj
You can watch the whole event on Cramling's Twitch Channel.
