Champions Chess Tour 2025 — A qualifier for Esports World Cup 2025, list of Indians, live streaming info
The Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2025 is an online chess tournament, which, over two contests, will finalise 12 participants for the Esports World Cup 2025, set to be played in Saudi Arabia between July 7 and August 24.
The tour comprises two competitions — Chessable Masters and Chess.com Masters. The top 12 players with the most CCT points will qualify for the World Cup.
How many players participated in the CCT 2025?
The first leg of CCT, Chessable Masters, had 58 players, while the second leg, Chess.com Masters, had 23 competitors.
What is the ranking system in CCT?
1st – 100
2nd – 80
3rd – 65
4th – 50
5th-6th – 40
7th-8th – 30
9th-12th 20
13th-16th 10
17th-23rd 5
24th-38th 3
39th-48th 2
49th-58th 1
When are the CCT competitions?
The Chessable Masters was played from February 16 to 21, while Chess.com Masters is being played between May 18 to 23. The playoffs for the former started on February 18, while those of the latter will be played on May 20.
Who are the Indians participating in CCT 2025?
Indians at Chessable Masters — Abhimanyu Puranik, Aravindh Chithambaram, Arjun Erigaisi, Bharath Subramaniyam, Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna, Nihal Sarin, Pranav Anand, R Praggnanandhaa, Raunak Sadhwani, Srinath Narayanan
Indians at Chess.com Masters — D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Ajun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and M. Pranesh
In the Chess.com Masters on Tuesday, three Indians — Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Erigaisi — will be competing. Following are their respective matches:
Ding Liren vs R. Praggnanandhaa
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Arjun Erigaisi
D. Gukesh vs Vladimir Fedoseev
How to watch the Champions Chess Tour 2025?
The Champions Chess Tour can be watched on the YouTube and Twitch channels of Chess.com.
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