Chess.com Open Playoffs (opens in new tab)

The Chess.com Open Playoffs, running from 23 to 26 April, offer a direct route to the Esports World Cup, with up to three qualification places at stake. A 16-player field featuring Magnus Carlsen, Javokhir Sindarov and other leading grandmasters contest a double-elimination playoff bracket in a rapid format (10+0) with Armageddon tiebreaks deciding drawn matches. | Follow the games live starting at 17.15 CEST (11.15 ET, 20.45 IST)