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2025
Magnus Carlsen wins $250,000
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Participating Players
Esports organizations rushed to sign Grand Masters worldwide to bring them to the largest stage chess has ever seen.
Chess LCQ Important Information!
Top 4 players qualify for EWC. While there's no prize money for reaching top 4, each player is guaranteed $50,000 from the EWC prize pool.
Priority Registration will be offered to:
- 50 Top Players
- 25 Top Women
- Titled Players
After completing the LCQ signup process, players will receive a tentative confirmation email if they meet the registration requirements and slots are available. Once the tentative confirmation is sent, players will have one week to purchase and submit their own travel accommodations to confirm their attendance and finalize their registration.
Rules
Chess follows a strict set of rules — but all rules can be mastered.
About
The Characters: Grand Masters earn the title for life after years of dedication to the game of chess. To earn this title, the pros must outplay opponents, thinking multiple steps ahead and switching strategies on the spot as the game unfolds. What started as a traditional game of wits has become a certified esport as the scene progressed in 2020, bringing the sweat, tears, and drama to streams all over the world.
The Plot: Each opponent starts with the same pieces on their side of the chessboard, all with their own set of moves and one goal—protect the King.
Players take turns moving their pieces on the board to corner the opponent’s King without any other pieces getting in the way. It’s a game of cat and mouse that takes immense brainpower, focus, and strategy, which is why Grand Masters are so highly regarded and feared.
Why: Chess at EWC 2025 is the biggest chess tournament yet, and the massive prize pool has driven the best-of-the-best to sign with esports organizations and prepare for a huge mental game like no other. Watch the Grand Masters at work, and be prepared for intensity and rivalry like no other esport.
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Bigflo & Oli, Amine, Samuel Étienne, and France's Biggest Creators to Headline the Esports Festival by Esports World Cup on the Champs-Élysées
France's leading creators, entertainers, musicians and esports pioneers will come together for the country's largest free public celebration of gaming and esports, bringing the Esports World Cup beyond the competition venue and into the heart of Paris.
2026
Call of Duty: Warzone at EWC 26 Survival Guide
The Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series 2026 Championship at Esports World Cup 2026 kicks off July 30, with 32 teams battling through August 2 for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool and valuable Club Championship points. An expanded field raises the stakes as clubs look to strengthen their position in the race for the Club Championship.
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Esports World Cup 2026 Grand Finale to Be Staged to Paris' Historic Accor Arena with Counter-Strike 2 Championship Final
Counter-Strike returns to Paris in style, for the first time since the final CS:GO Major, to crown the Club Championship winner and close out the world’s largest esports and gaming event on its biggest stage yet.
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Lenovo Powers Esports World Cup 2026 as a Founding Partner
Lenovo™ joins EWC 2026 as a Global Partner with expanded integration across competition technology at the world’s largest esports event Lenovo Legion™ desktop PCs and monitors will equip players, broadcast operations, training facilities, and festival experiences throughout Paris this summer Fans can experience the latest Legion innovations, including the Legion Pro Rollable Concept, during the seven-week competition
