Vote For The 2021 Chess.com Awards

Update: You can see all of the winners in this article. 

It's almost the end of the year, and what a year it has been! With so much good news for the chess world, there's certainly a lot to celebrate. To make sure we commemorate this year properly, we invite you to cast your votes. This year, the community vote will select the winners of the 2021 Chess.com Awards!

With two of the biggest PogChamps in history gracing new chess fans, the return of over-the-board elite competition, and the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship, everyone had more than enough excitement throughout the year! Now, it's time for you to pick your favorite chess moments, players, and creators of the last 365 days.

Were you baffled by a fabulous move? Do you love the passion of a particular chess creator? Make sure you let everyone know by voting for them! Here are the categories we'll be awarding this year:

• Game of the Year
• Player of the Year
• Rising Star
• Tournament of the Year
• Creator of the Year 
• Commentator of the Year
• Move of the Year
• Computer Game of the Year
• Book of the Year

Make sure you cast your vote using the form below to join the fun! You can do so by ranking your top candidates for each of the categories. You only need to rank a single candidate for your vote to count for that category.

Chess.com will also be awarding 10 diamond memberships (one 1-year, four 6-months, five 3-months) to random respondents who vote for all the categories. Use the form below to vote for a chance to go diamond!