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The Main Event of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship runs from November 12 until the finals on December 19, 2021. The $100,000 prize fund and the 2021 Chess.com speed chess championship title are up for grabs.

All the information you need to know about this fast-paced event can be found below.

The field of 16 players will include:

The bracket will appear here once the field is complete.

The 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event begins November 12. Once the 2021 World Chess Championship begins on November 24, the Speed Chess Championship schedule is built around off-days in the World Championship.

The finals of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event will be on December 19, after the World Championship has concluded.

The Main Event is a single-elimination knockout tournament bracket.

The time controls will be:

There will be breaks between each section.

If a match is tied after the 30-minute bullet round, four additional games at the same 1+1 time control will be played. If the score remains tied, there will be a single armageddon tiebreaker game, where White gets five minutes and Black gets four minutes with draw odds (i.e., Black advances if the game is drawn). There is no increment in the armageddon game, and the player with the higher Chess.com blitz rating chooses what color to play in it.

Each match winner at each given stage earns:

Additionally, the following amounts are allocated based on winning percentage at the conclusion of the round.

For example, if a player wins in the semifinals by a score of 15-10 (60%), they receive $6,000 for winning the semifinal match and an additional $3,600 (60% of $6,000) based on win percentage. The loser receives the remaining $2,400.

Total Prize Fund By Round

Chess.com will be broadcasting the Main Event of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship on all its platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, ChessTV, and Chess.com/Events.

Details of contests for the community will appear here.

2017: GM Magnus Carlsen

2018: GM Hikaru Nakamura

2019: GM Hikaru Nakamura

2020: GM Hikaru Nakamura

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