Chess.com is happy to announce the launch of Group Chess Battle—a brand new event that brings banter, chat, and nice video games from a number of the greatest within the enterprise.

What makes this occasion completely different? It’s a 2v2 staff event the place the gamers are allowed to confer at any time, giving the viewer an unbelievable perception into how they assume and talk.

Eight iconic duos made up of the largest personalities within the recreation—and a few of its strongest gamers—are lined up for the Group Chess Battle beginning on February 21.

The groups embrace GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Levy Rozman, GM Anish Giri and IM Danny Rensch, GM Wesley So and IM Alice Lee, and GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Cristian Chirila.

Chess legends GM Peter Leko and GM Pia Cramling may even compete together with the commentating greats GM Robert Hess and GM Daniel Naroditsky, plus super-streamer GM Eric Hansen and his Dutch destroyer teammate, GM Jorden van Foreest.

Maybe probably the most thrilling addition for some—significantly followers of the previous Chess24 broadcasts—would be the tagteam of GMs Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafsson competing on Chess.com.

The Group Chess Battle guarantees to be an occasion like no different with thrilling video games and engaging chat as gamers streaming from completely different venues are in a position to converse brazenly on technique and strikes at any time.

The format is an eight-team knockout with two-game matches and a bidding armageddon tiebreak if vital. Every recreation will probably be performed with a ten+10 time management, and the ultimate will probably be performed over a four-game match. The prize pool will probably be $25,000.

Chess.com’s Group Chess Battle kicks off on Wednesday, February 21, at 1 p.m. ET. / 18:00 CET / 10:30 p.m. IST.

You possibly can catch all of the motion of the 2024 Group Chess Battle on Chess.com/TV or on Chess.com’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Tune in to benefit from the gamers’ banter whereas they battle.