The Armageddon Championship Series: Europe & Africa is a chess tournament that features some of the top chess players in the world competing under immense time pressure in the most dramatic chess format ever.
A total prize fund of the Armageddon Championship Series Europe & Africa is $50,000.
The Armageddon Championship Series: Europe & Africa aims to promote chess and provide a platform for the best chess players to showcase their skills and compete against each other in a highly competitive environment.
With play-by-play commentary, sideline coverage, and interactive elements, the event takes place in a spectacular Armageddon studio in Berlin and is broadcast live on TV and online.
1st
M. Vachier-Lagrave
2nd
Richard Rapport
3rd
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
8 players
from 6 countries
All offline tournaments are organized as double-elimination tournaments with 8 players.
Each match consists of two blitz games (3 minutes plus 2-second increment for each move). In case the winner is not determined by the blitz games, the players will play an Armageddon format game (5 minutes for White, 4 minutes for Black).
Every day at 19:00 CEST. June 12th — June 18th.