Titled Arena Announcement(s)

We’re pleased to announce the schedule for our upcoming Titled Arenas!

All events will be preceded by a warm-up arena open to all players with a minimum of 20 rated games in the relevant time control (excluding 960 warm-up, where the minimum rated games are 10).

Prizes unless otherwise stated:

1. $ 500, 2. $ 250, 3. $ 125, 4. $ 75, 5. $ 50.

Participation requirement: Verified FIDE or NM title (see below)

Event Date Link Warm-up

May 2023 Blitz TA 6th May 2023 Event Warm-up
May 2023 TA 20th May 2023 Event Warm-up
June 2023 Blitz TA 3rd June 2023 Event Warm-up
June 2023 TA 10th June 2023 Event Warm-up
July 2023 Blitz TA 1st July 2023 Event Warm-up
July 2023 TA 15th July 2023 Event Warm-up
August 2023 960 TA 5th August 2023 Event Warm-up
August 2023 TA 19th August 2023 Event Warm-up

Practical Information

If you are new to Lichess, it’s important to become familiar with the arena tournament format. Read our FAQ and consider trying out an arena tournament in advance. Arena points are awarded based on the number of games you win. If multiple players finish the tournament with the same number of points, tournament performance is used to break the tie. Prizes will be awarded within three days after the event, through PayPal.

Title Verification

To participate in the Titled Arena events, you need a verified titled account on Lichess. If you don’t already have a Lichess account, create one. Then, to get your FIDE or NM title verified, please fill out this title verification form, and we will process it within 24 hours. If you already have verified your title on Lichess, you don’t have to do this again. When your title has been verified by us, you will be able to join the tournaments.

Streaming

We’ve had a bunch of players streaming the previous Titled Arenas, including Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk, John Bartholomew, Eric Rosen and ChessNetwork. We encourage both participants and fans to live-stream the tournament. If you plan to, check out our small streamer’s kit for some useful graphics to include in your overlay, as well as some frequently asked questions about streaming fairplay.

lichess.org

The Saint Louis Chess Club will host a series of four matches, the Champions Showdown, November 9-14. In an exciting twist, the three top American players and current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, will face their opponents in 10 games of rapid and 20 games of blitz. Tournament play will begin November 9 at 1 p.m., with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and No. 1 Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren beginning November 11 at 1 p.m.

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