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The Opera Euro Rapid, the next stage on the $1.5 million tour, kicks off on February 6 and carries a $100,000 prize pot, Play Magnus Group revealed today.
Sixteen of the world’s top online chess players will be taking part, with the line-up topped by World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.
But in a first for Meltwater Champions Chess Tour events, all the participants will be offered the same fast and lightweight Opera browser.
Tour Director Arne Horvei said:
Online chess is now an established eSport that requires serious tech and Opera’s browser is exactly that.
The Tour now has two tournaments in the top three most watched chess events in recent history alongside the latest World Chess Championship.
Published January 7, 2021, 3:05 PM
The Philippines was granted one outright berth to the FIDE World Cup 2021 where the top two finishers will qualify directly to the World Candidates matches leading to the 2022 World Championship.
National Chess Federation of the Philippines executive director Cliburn Orbe said they would give that slot to the eventual winner of the national championship it is planning to hold before the deadline for submission of entry on June 5 this year.
“Good news, FIDE has given the Philippines an automatic seed to the World Cup. Our national champion is automatically entered,” said Orbe in a post in the NCFP’s official Facebook page.