Chess.com is happy to announce the 2024 CrunchLabs Masters, the subsequent leg of The Champions Chess Tour (CCT). Operating from July 17 to July 24, this extremely anticipated occasion, in partnership with CrunchLabs, will function the world’s high chess gamers competing for a $300,000 prize pool and a coveted spot within the CCT Finals.
CrunchLabs is an academic STEAM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, Arts, Math) subscription field firm based by former NASA engineer and YouTube sensation Mark Rober. CrunchLabs teaches you the best way to suppose, construct, and play like an engineer by two completely different subscription packing containers: Construct Field, which packs DIY toys for teenagers aged 8-12, and Hack Pack, a robot-in-a-box package designed for teenagers and adults.
Followers can rely on the presence of final yr’s Tour champion GM Magnus Carlsen, who completed second within the earlier CCT occasion. GM Alireza Firouzja, who made historical past by defeating Carlsen twice to win all of it, can be taking part. Can Firouzja repeat his prowess in opposition to the world primary, or will Carlsen precise revenge on his unshakeable opponent?
The ultimate participant with a assured spot in Division I is GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who defeated world quantity 9 GM Wesley So to win Division II of the 2024 Chess.com Basic. Different confirmed gamers embody Polish primary GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, So, super-GM Dmitry Andreikin, and GM Grigoriy Oparin, who will all begin at a good spot to struggle for a spot in Division I.
As a part of the CrunchLabs Masters, we’re additionally unveiling a brand new bot impressed by Mark Rober. Rober is understood for his distinctive strategy to problem-solving and interesting instructional content material—however can he play chess? Problem him and discover out! For a restricted time, the Rober bot will supply chess followers a enjoyable and distinctive means to enhance their sport.
“I’m an enormous fan of each Mark Rober and CrunchLabs, my son and I’ve spent a few years assembling science initiatives in a field and it has been extremely bonding,” stated Erik Allebest, CEO of Chess.com. “I have been to the CrunchLabs workplaces and seen the fervour driving their staff and the ingenuity they carry to their initiatives, which we then get to get pleasure from at house. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with the CrunchLabs staff.”
I have been to the CrunchLabs workplaces and seen the fervour driving their staff and the ingenuity they carry to their initiatives, which we then get to get pleasure from at house. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with the CrunchLabs staff.
— Erik Allebest, Chess.com’s CEO
“It has been superior working with Erik and the Chess.com staff and seeing how these chess masters dominate the sport,” says Rober. “The CrunchLabs system is supposed to get individuals stoked about science whereas having tons of enjoyable. Equally, Chess.com brings much more engagement and pleasure to the sport of chess and permits individuals to have a great time whereas studying extra concerning the intricate sport. We will not wait to see who comes out on high at The CrunchLabs Masters.”
The CrunchLabs Masters is a spotlight of the chess calendar. With a considerable prize pool and significant CCT factors on the road, followers can count on high-stakes video games and strategic brilliance from the world’s finest gamers.
We invite all members to affix the joy by tuning in to observe the dwell broadcast of the 2024 CrunchLabs Masters on Chess.com/TV, Twitch, and YouTube, enjoying the Mark Rober bot, or benefiting from the CrunchLabs unique subscription supply.
Get pleasure from an unique $32 low cost on CrunchLabs’ annual Construct Field and Hack Pack subscription packing containers by clicking right here.
Since its inception in 2022, CrunchLabs has been devoted to offering instructional STEM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, Math) merchandise for teenagers. Our subscription-based packing containers equivalent to Construct Field and Hack Pack mix training and leisure, designed to show individuals the best way to “Suppose Like an Engineer™.” Based by Mark Rober, YouTube persona and former NASA engineer, CrunchLabs goals to encourage curiosity and perseverance by partaking science experiments that impart basic STEM rules. Composed of a dynamic staff of fun-loving design fans and engineering consultants, CrunchLabs fosters creativity with a penchant for frolicsome pranks and experimentation, making expertise accessible to all.
