Everyone knows rubber geese. They make your bathtub time extra whimsical and magical. However on the chessboard, they bring about nothing however chaos and insanity. So that you higher be prepared as a result of the following occasion of the Chess.com Neighborhood Championship, the Chess.com Duck Chess Championship, begins on September 19 and can function a $2,000 prize fund.
Duck Chess is considered one of Chess.com’s hottest variants. It was invented by Dr. Tim Paulden in 2016 and debuted on Chess.com in 2023. The variant shortly went viral, with content material creators like GM Hikaru Nakamura, IM Levy Rozman, IM Eric Rosen, WFM Anna Cramling, Andrea Botez, and lots of others sharing movies taking part in it. With its new tactical potentialities and super-sharp nature, the variant shortly gained the hearts of the group.
Like different Chess.com Neighborhood Championship occasions, the Duck Chess Championship will function eight qualifiers. All qualifiers will happen on September 19 and encompass a 75-minute enviornment within the blitz time management. You may click on the picture beneath to see the complete qualifier schedule.
To make sure everybody’s security, we could require contributors to hitch a video name for fair-play checks throughout the qualifiers. Gamers who be part of the fair-play name should arrange two cameras from completely different angles within the room. Non-compliance will lead to a participant’s elimination from the occasion.
Qualifier winners will transfer on to the Ultimate. The eight rubber-duck-wielding masters will then compete in a double-elimination knockout bracket to see who emerges the winner. And even when you do not make it to the Ultimate, you may nonetheless benefit from the reside broadcast with commentary by FM James Canty and AnittaDrink on our group Twitch channel.
Gamers of all ranges are welcome to take part. That is your probability to play in opposition to masters like GMs Andrew Tang, Vladimir Fedoseev, Awonder Liang, Jeffery Xiong, and others who’ve all received earlier Chess.com Neighborhood Championships.
And when you want additional motivation to play Duck Chess in opposition to the legends, contemplate getting a steel poster depicting the notorious duck. Whereas we do not assure Duck Chess ranking positive aspects, you may ensure that your wall will look a lot prettier. Click on right here and use the promo code CHESSÂ to get pleasure from a particular low cost on any of our steel posters from now till September 30.
Are you excited for the Chess.com Duck Chess Championship? What different variants would you wish to see within the Chess.com Neighborhood Championships? Tell us within the remark part beneath!
