New format - Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022
https://chess24.com/tour/new-format20.01.2022 · ‘BRING IT ON!’ $1.6m Tour is back with an exciting new format! The world’s top online chess event, the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, returns for a new season on February 19 with a revamped format designed to raise the stakes higher than ever before. Norway’s five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be back […]
Champions Chess Tour 2021 - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Chess_Tour_2021There are 10 total tournaments in the tour: 6 labelled as Regular, 3 labelled as Major, and 1 Final. Each takes place towards the end of a month over the course of 9 days. According to the tour regulations, there are 16 spots in a Regular tournament, 12 spots in a Major tournament, and 10 spots in the Final tournament. However, after the first Major tournament (Airthings Masters), it was concluded that 8 out of 12 players advancing to the knockout round re…
Champions Chess Tour 2022 - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Chess_Tour_2022The format will be similar as in the previous season, with some innovations. Each Regular tournament will have 16 participants. In all Regular tournaments but the first, the top 8 players from the previous tournament (Regular or Major) will be invited. The remaining spots are filled by wildcards chosen by the organizer. Each Major tournament will have 8 participants: the top two players of each of the previous two …