Registrations Are Open For The Collegiate Chess League Fall 2024 Season
We're excited to announce that registrations for the Fall 2024 season of the Collegiate Chess League are now open! The event features once more the beloved four vs. four team format, a hefty $25,000 prize fund, and presenting partner Susquehanna, one of the world's leading quantitative trading firms.
The Collegiate Chess League is the premier online chess competition for college students. If you're a university student who loves chess and would like to represent your school, you can register today on LeagueSpot's website.
Last season, more than 370 teams from 180 different colleges worldwide participated in the event. This Fall, teams will compete in the usual 5+2 time control, so fans and players can expect fast-paced games, drama, swindles, and excitement.
Players of all strengths are welcome to play. From hobbyists to professionals such as GMs Robby Kevlishvili, Mikhail Antipov, Nicolas Checa, and more, the CCL is the perfect competition for all college students.
Last Spring, St. Louis defeated Webster University to claim their third consecutive title. Scoring a whopping 12-4, St. Louis won the event with a round to spare and took home the $5,000 prize. Can anyone stop St. Louis, or are they en route for their fourth straight title this season?
Registrations close on September 18th at 11:59 p.m. PT / 2:59 a.m. ET (+1), so make sure you don't miss the deadline. To register, you must complete the following steps:
Team Captains
- Register your team on LeagueSpot.
- If you need help registering, check out this instructional video.
- If your school is not on the LeagueSpot platform, you must make a request to get it added either by emailing Joe Navarro at joe.navarro@playfly.com or by asking an admin on the CCL Discord server. Please only do this if you are over the age of 18 and are the representative of your college chess team.
- Fill out Chess.com's registration form.
- Optional: You have the ability to submit your resume (and your players' resumes) to CCL's presenting sponsor, Susquehanna, for internships and post-grad employment opportunities.
All Other Players
Once your team captain has registered your team, follow the steps below:
- Register on LeagueSpot and join your team.
- Sign the fair play agreement.
- Optional: Susquehanna's recruitment season is here. Drop your resume HERE to be considered for internships and post-grad employment opportunities.
Note that each team must have at least four players, with the possibility of adding up to four additional team members as substitutes.
You can find the full regulations and prize information here.
The regular season starts on September 28 and ends on November 9. The playoffs begin on November 16 and end on November 24.
Sign up to participate in the CCL and play alongside other great college players. If you can't compete in the event, you can catch the live coverage on Chess.com's Twitch channel and follow all the action!
Susquehanna is hiring interns, new graduates, and professionals alike, and is inviting chess players to apply to their Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Dublin, and Sydney offices. Use gaming skills in your career—apply to Susquehanna at sig.com/chess.
Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. This approach is integral to our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.
