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The 2022 Chess.com Global Championship (CGC) is the first Chess.com global championship cycle open to all of our verified players. Players compete in official Chess.com verified events for their share of the $1,000,000 prize fund and the Chess.com Global Champion title.

The cycle features an Open Qualifier phase, with the first event starting on May 1. Open Qualifiers are followed by a Play-in phase beginning on July 11, succeeded by the CGC Knockout starting on September 14. The previous phases culminate in the CGC Finals occurring on October 31.

We will broadcast all the games from the Play-In phase forward. Join the action to enjoy expert commentary by GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Robert Hess, IM Danny Rensch, and more! Just tune in to Chess.com/TV or to our Twitch channel, or watch all our broadcasts on YouTube.com/Chess.comLive.

The Chess.com Global Championship kicks off on May 1 with the Open Qualifier phase, which ends on July 31, with a total of 81 events.

All Chess.com Verified players can participate in the Open Qualifier phase. Titled players or players who are already qualified for any of the subsequent phases can't play in the qualifiers. Players who are already qualified and try to play in another qualifier risk getting banned from the CGC.

Open Qualifier events run three times a day every Saturday and Sunday from May 1 through July 31, totaling 81 events. Note that the last three weekends of qualifiers overlap with the Play-in phase.

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You can check out the results of all the open qualifiers here.

The Play-in phase follows the qualifiers, starting on July 11 and ending on August 5, with a total of 16 events.

Titled verified players and the top four finishers from each event of the Open Qualifier phase are eligible to compete.

Titled players include NMs, CMs (FIDE only), FMs, IMs, GMs, WCMs, WFMs, WIMs, and WGMs. Please note that titled players are not automatically verified and therefore need to complete the verification process on our Chess.com Verified page at least 48 hours prior to the first event they want to participate in. Titled verified players will be automatically pulled into a Play-in phase private club.

The 32 players directly invited to the CGC Knockout (read further for more details) cannot participate in the Play-in phase.

Swiss Format

The total prize fund for the Play-in phase is $60,000, with $3,750 for each event.

The first and second places also qualify for the CGC Knockout.

Play-in events run twice a day every Monday and Friday from July 11 through August 5, totaling 16 events.

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The CGC Knockout occurs after the Play-in phase, starting on September 14 and ending on October 9.

The 32 players who qualify from the Play-in phase continue to the CGC Finals. They are joined by 32 players invited by Chess.com.

The top-eight players move on to the CGC Finals, while the remaining 56 players share the total prize fund of $440,000 for the CGC Knockout.

CGC Knockout events start on September 14 and end on October 9. Starting times for each round will be determined for each group based on global time zones.

The CGC Finals occur after the CGC Knockout, starting on October 31 and ending on November 5.

The eight players who advance from the CGC Knockout compete in the CGC Finals.

The finals of the Chess.com Global Championship take place in Toronto, Canada, at the 1 Hotel.

The total prize fund for the CGC Finals is $500,000.

The CGC Finals will happen from October 29 through November 6.

Any Chess.com member can apply to get their account verified at Chess.com/verified. Verified players go through a thorough fair play check, which earns them the right to play in exclusive Chess.com events.

Only verified members can play in the Chess.com Global Championship. Head over to the Chess.com verified page to learn more.

Please note that titled players are not automatically verified and therefore need to complete the verification process to participate in the CGC.

All players must abide by the following rules to play in the Chess.com Global Championship:

All Phases

"Play-In" Phase Rules

"CGC Knockout" Rules

Note: Players from Russia and Belarus can play in the event under the international flag.

Please refer to the CGC rulebook to read the detailed rules for the event.

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Chess.com Global Championship 2022: All The Information - Chess.com