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Welcome to the 2022 World Series of Chess, the 12th-annual event on Chess.com. The ongoing MLB lockout doesn't need to stop us from getting excited about our favorite teams, playing in a baseball-themed tournament, and winning our own version of the World Series! Select your favorite MLB team or have one randomly assigned to you, and send your pick to the World Series (Round 4)!
Past winners of the World Series of Chess are listed here:
2011: Texas Rangers
2012: Pittsburgh Pirates
2013: Chicago Cubs
2014: Milwaukee Brewers (TuanQuangPham)
2015: Cleveland Indians (aksuited)
2016: Miami Marlins (ephemeron-17)
2017: Los Angeles Dodgers (soulpower74)
2018: Cincinnati Reds (NM CaroInferno)
2019: Washington Nationals (whirlwind2011)
2020: Seattle Mariners (NM Dare-Dare)
2021: In progress; check back later!
Announcements
Eleven years, eleven championships!
The 2021 World Series of Chess has concluded, with the Detroit Tigers emerging as champion, represented by sirajul01199. Congratulations, sirajul01199!
So far, every year since its inception, the World Series of Chess has had a different MLB champion team be represented. Let's see how long that streak can continue! The 2023 World Series of Chess is anticipated to begin around the middle of February 2023.