The Champions Chess Tour Finals has finally started! Find out all info about this end-of-the-year chess tournament here.

The biggest chess competitive circuit, Champions Chess Tour, is coming to a close as we approach the end of 2023. The CCT Finals will pit together eight of the worlds best chess Grandmasters, including names like Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Alireza Firouzja. More details about the CCT Finals below!

Champions Chess Tour (CCT) Finals participants

The Champions Chess Tour Finals will pit eight players. (Image via Chess.com)
The Champions Chess Tour Finals will pit eight players. (Image via Chess.com)

The final event of the CCT gathers eight players that comprise previous event winners and the top players on the leaderboard. Here are all participants of the CCT Finals:

  • Magnus Carlsen
  • Nodirbek Abdusattorov
  • Fabiano Caruana
  • Hikaru Nakamura
  • Wesley So
  • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
  • Alireza Firouzja
  • Denis Lazavik

CCT Finals date and schedule

The Champions Chess Tour Finals occurs from December 9 to 16. Here are the complete schedule and time:

Date
Time
Round
Dec 9
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Round Robin Rounds 1-6
Dec 10
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Round Robin Rounds 1-6
Dec 11
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Round Robin Rounds 1-6
Dec 12
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Round Robin Round 7 & Survival Stage
Dec 13
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Semifinal I Day 1
Dec 14
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Semifinal I Day 2
Dec 15
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Title Match 1 Day 1
Dec 16
8:30 AM PT/ 17:30 CET
Title Match 1 Day 2

Where to watch Champions Chess Tour Finals

As per usual, you can catch the CCT Finals action on Chess.com channels. You have the option to watch it on Chess.com's website, Chess.com's Twitch channel, or its YouTube channel.

We have embedded its Twitch account below.

CCT Finals prize pool

The CCT Finals will host $500,000 in prize pool - a big slice from the $2 million CCT overall pool. Here is the complete CCT Final prize distribution:

Placement
Prize money
Name
1st
$200,000
TBD
2nd
$100,000
TBD
3rd (x2)
$50,000
TBD
5th
$25,000
TBD
6th
$20,000
TBD
7th
$15,000
TBD
8th
$12,000
TBD
Per Playoff match win
$1,000
TBD

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