How To Watch The Chess.com Global Championship Finals
The Chess.com Global Championship Finals begin on November 2, 2022! As our biggest tournament of the year comes to an exciting conclusion, the Live Finals will now take place in two locations: Toronto, Canada and Belgrade, Serbia. Check out the details below for more information about the event, the players and its $500,000 in prize money!
how to see
You can watch the CGC Finals live on Chess.com/TV or on our Twitch channel. You can also watch all of our live broadcasts on YouTube.com/ChesscomLive.
Fans tuning in to the show will enjoy commentary from GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Robert Hess, Aman Hambleton, IMs Danny Rensch, Levy Rozman, FM James Canty and WGM Nemo Zhou, with guest appearances from 2022 US Chess Champion Fabiano Caruana. Our team of hosts and commentators will all be in Toronto, Canada to bring you every last detail of the event.
Players and Locations
The CGC Finals field includes no less than seven former candidates and one of the best juniors in the world. GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda will be in Toronto along with our hosts, while GMs Teimour Radjabov, Levon Aronian, Nihal Sarin and Dmitry Andreikin will meet in Belgrade.
Players will compete on the computer as they compete for the $200,000 prize for first place and the title of Chess.com Global Champion.
Unfortunately, due to fair play and production restrictions, Chess.com is unable to accommodate a live audience at the Toronto venue. However, we very much look forward to welcoming live audiences at future events and you can still follow every second of the event live by tuning in to our broadcast at YouTube.com/Chess or Twitch.tv/Chess.
schedule and format
Below is the detailed schedule for the full finals:
| date | time ET | CET | stage | player |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m | 17:00 | Games 1-4 | Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan Krzysztof Duda |
| Games 1-4 | Wesley So vs. Dmitry Andreikin | |||
| Games 1-4 | Anish Giri vs. Teimour Radjabov | |||
| Games 1-4 | Nihal Sarin vs Levon Aronian | |||
| November 3rd | 12:00 p.m | 17:00 | Games 5-8 | Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan Krzysztof Duda |
| Games 5-8 | Wesley So vs. Dmitry Andreikin | |||
| Games 5-8 | Anish Giri vs. Teimour Radjabov | |||
| Games 5-8 | Nihal Sarin vs Levon Aronian | |||
| November 4th | 12:00 p.m | 17:00 | Games 1-4 | Semifinal #1 |
| Games 1-4 | Semifinal #2 | |||
| November 5th | 12:00 p.m | 17:00 | Games 5-8 | Semifinal #1 |
| Games 5-8 | Semifinal #2 | |||
| November 6th | 12:00 p.m | 18:00 | Games 1-2 | Championship Final |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | Games 3-4 | Championship Final | |
| November 7th | 12:00 p.m | 18:00 | Games 5-6 | Championship Final |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | Games 7-8 | Championship Final |
Previously, the matches in the CGC consisted of four games, but as the stakes increase, so does the match length. With eight 15+2 games instead of four, there are more chances for comebacks and drama.
FIDE rated
In 2021, FIDE approved ratings for “hybrid” events played on a network in a physical venue with on-site referees, such as the CGC. Because of this, all games count towards the official FIDE ratings of the players in rapid chess, adding a little extra stake to the event.
Be sure to watch the CGC Finals broadcast live on Chess.com, Twitch, and YouTube.com!