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Global Corporate Chess Championship


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Global Collegiate Chess Championship

Play with your peers for the CEA Chess Title!
Grow your network

Meet players across 200 CEA participating companies and universities

Personal Development

Exclusive development and networking opportunities with CEA corporate partners

Team up with your peers

93% of participants make new connections through the event

Be broadcasted

Weekly broadcasted live on Twitch

Support non-profits

100% of registration fees donated to charity of winners choice

Fall 2021 SEASON

Welcome to the Collegiate Chess Championship!
(Sept. 4th - Nov. 20th)

Twice a year, collegiate chess teams from all over the world and any skill level compete in a one-of-a-kind competition to fight for the CEA Collegiate Chess Champion title.

Bond with your colleagues, network with your opponents, and grow your network in crossover weekends with the Corporate Chess Championship - and all for free!

 

September 11 2021 Pre-season
September 18 2021 Week 1
September 25 2021
October 2 2021 Week 2
October 9 2021 Week 3
October 16 2021 Week 4
October 23 2021 Week 5
October 30 2021 Week 6
November 6 2021
Week 7 & Corporate vs. Collegiate Rivalry Weekend
November 13+14 2021
Playoffs: Wildcard Weekend & Quarterfinals
November 20+21 2021 Playoffs: Semifinals & Finals
Group A
BYE
UC Berkeley A
University Of Missouri - Mizzou
UChicago - Team A
Washington University in St. Louis - Team A
University of Texas at Austin - Team A
Georgia Institute of Technology A
Rutgers A
Group B
Princeton University
University of Warsaw
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Team A
Yale University A
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Harvard College A
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Team A
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Group A
University of California, San Diego - Team A
UCLA-A Team
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UC Berkeley B
University of California, Davis
Northwestern University - Team A
Rice University - Team A
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee A
Group B
Cornell University - Team A
Purdue University - Team A
University of Benin
Temple University - Team A
Carnegie Mellon University A
University of Toronto A
Northeastern University - Team A
Duke University - Team A
Group A
UChicago - Team B
University of Washington A
Arizona State University A
UC Santa Barbara A
UIUC Team B
Caltech - Team A
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico A
Washington University in St. Louis - Team B
Group B
Cornell University B Team
Yale University B
The State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture - Team A
Harvard College B
Purdue University - Team B
CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Sacaly
University of Florida - Team A
Group A
UIUC Team C
University of Southern California - Team A
University of Texas at Austin B
University of Illinois at Chicago - Team A
UC Berkeley C
Cal Poly Pomona Team A
UCLA-B
University of Nevada Las Vegas - Team A
Group B
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Wake Forest University - Team A
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Team B
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Duke University - Team B
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Team B
Queens College
Oberlin College
Group A
Purdue University - Team C
LSU Team A
UC Berkeley D
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico B
UTRGV - Team A
Rice University - Team B
Cal Poly SLO
University of Texas at Austin C
Group B
Duke University - Team C
University of Florida - Team B
Université de Franche-Comté Sciences et Techniques
Yale University C
Drexel University - Team A
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
University of Toronto B
Group A
University of Southern California - Team B
University of California, San Diego - Team B
Santa Clara University
University of California, Riverside
UCLA-C
University of Illinois at Chicago - Team B
Northwestern University B
Western Washington University
Group B
Georgia Institute of Technology B
Purdue University - Team D
Rutgers B
Duke University - Team D
Carnegie Mellon University B
PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Team C
University of Konstanz
Group A
UIUC Team D
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee B
UC Santa Barbara B
University of Denver
University of Southern California - Team C
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Team B
Baylor University
University of Washington B
Group B
Florida state university
Carnegie Mellon University C
College of William and Mary
Purdue University - Team E
Northeastern University - Team B
Cornell University C
Northern Illinois University
University of Central Florida
Group A
University of Illinois at Chicago - Team C
University of Southern California - Team D
UCLA-D Team
Caltech - Team B
Cal Poly Pomona Team B
Washington University in St. Louis - Team C
UChicago - Team C
University of Washington C
Group B
Temple University - Team B
Sacred Heart University
Drexel University - Team B
Northeastern University - Team C
University of Mississippi
Georgia Institute of Technology C
University of Florida - Team C
University Of Cape Coast
Group A
Miracosta College
Rice University - Team C
Arizona State University B
UC Berkeley E
LSU Team B
Texas Tech University
University of Washington D
University of California, San Diego - Team C
Group B
University of Florida - Team D
Duke University - Team E
Georgia State University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Team C
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai
Group A
University of Texas at Austin D
University of Southern California - Team E
University of Nevada Las Vegas - Team C
UCLA-E
UTRGV - Team B
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee C
UC Berkeley F
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee D
Group B
Cornell University D
Carnegie Mellon University D
Rutgers C
Howard University
Temple University - Team C
University of Akron
Wake Forest University - Team B
Northeastern University - Team D
Pairings

Rule Summary:

All players have to fill out the CEA Fair-Play waiver before being eligible to play in this tournament.

• Teams of 4 (+ up to 6 substitute players)
• All players of a team have to be students of the same collegiate institution (see Player Eligibility rules in the detailed rulebook)
• Games played online on chess.com
• 7 weeks of Round Robin tournament (Divisions of 16, two groups of 8) followed by 4 weeks of playoffs
• Divisions and groups are assigned based on average team strength and team location
• By default: matches played on Saturdays at 10am Pacific Time for Group A and 10am Eastern Time for Group B
(unless otherwise rescheduled with opponent team or otherwise announced - e.g. if all teams of a group are in a different time zone)
• Matches are 5min+2sec increment in a 4v4 team match everybody plays every opponent. Match duration ~1h
• 1 featured match live streamed on Twitch. Playoffs will be broadcasted on chess.com’s main channel!
• There is no entry fee for collegiate teams

For more information view the CEA Chess Rulebook

Spring 2021
Collegiate: Regular Season, Playoffs

Welcome to the Corporate Chess Championship!
(Sept. 4th - Dec. 11th)

Twice a year, corporate chess teams from all over the world and any skill level compete in a one-of-a-kind competition to fight for the CEA Corporate Chess Champion title.

Bond with your teammates, network with your opponents, and play for charity as 100% of registration fees are donated to a charity of winning teams' choice.

 

  Division 1 Division 2
September 4 2021 Pre-season
September 11 2021 Week 1 Week 1
September 18 2021 Week 2 Week 2
September 25 2021 Week 3 Week 3
October 2 2021 BYE week Week 4
October 9 2021 Week 4 Week 5
October 16 2021 Week 5 Week 6
October 23 2021 Week 6 Week 7
October 30 2021 Week 7 Week 8
November 6 2021 Corporate vs. Collegiate Rivalry Weekend
November 13 2021 Playoffs: Wildcard Weekend Week 9
November 20 2021 Playoffs: Quarterfinals Playoffs: Wildcard Weekend
November 27 2021 Thanks-Giving break
December 4 2021 Playoffs: Semifinals Playoffs: Quarterfinals
December 11 2021 Playoffs: Finals Playoffs: Semifinals & Finals
Division 1 - Group A   Division 1 - Group B
Week 1   Week 1
Open Source Knights - Caruanavirus   Furious Rooks - Creative Chess
General Masters - Microsoft Orangutans   No, Not Epic Games - Team A
Alpha Zeroes - Sicilian Dudes   MicrosoftA - Credit Card Declined
Knights on the Edge - Amazon Bongcloud   Boeing Dreamlifters - A2Z Knights
Week 2   Week 2
Amazon Bongcloud - Sicilian Dudes   A2Z Knights - Credit Card Declined
General Masters - Alpha Zeroes   No, Not Epic Games - MicrosoftA
Microsoft Orangutans - Open Source Knights   Team A - Furious Rooks
Caruanavirus - Knights on the Edge   Creative Chess - Boeing Dreamlifters
Week 3   Week 3
Alpha Zeroes - Caruanavirus   MicrosoftA - Creative Chess
Amazon Bongcloud - Microsoft Orangutans   A2Z Knights - Team A
Sicilian Dudes - General Masters   Credit Card Declined - No, Not Epic Games
Knights on the Edge - Open Source Knights   Boeing Dreamlifters - Furious Rooks
Week 4   Week 4
Open Source Knights - Sicilian Dudes   Furious Rooks - Credit Card Declined
General Masters - Amazon Bongcloud   No, Not Epic Games - A2Z Knights
Microsoft Orangutans - Caruanavirus   Team A - Creative Chess
Knights on the Edge - Alpha Zeroes   Boeing Dreamlifters - MicrosoftA
Week 5   Week 5
Knights on the Edge - Microsoft Orangutans   Boeing Dreamlifters - Team A
Open Source Knights - General Masters   Furious Rooks - No, Not Epic Games
Amazon Bongcloud - Alpha Zeroes   A2Z Knights - MicrosoftA
Sicilian Dudes - Caruanavirus   Credit Card Declined - Creative Chess
Week 6   Week 6
Caruanavirus - Amazon Bongcloud   Creative Chess - A2Z Knights
Alpha Zeroes - Open Source Knights   MicrosoftA - Furious Rooks
General Masters - Knights on the Edge   No, Not Epic Games - Boeing Dreamlifters
Microsoft Orangutans - Sicilian Dudes   Team A - Credit Card Declined
Week 7   Week 7
Microsoft Orangutans - Alpha Zeroes   Team A - MicrosoftA
Caruanavirus - General Masters   Creative Chess - No, Not Epic Games
Amazon Bongcloud - Open Source Knights   A2Z Knights - Furious Rooks
Sicilian Dudes - Knights on the Edge   Credit Card Declined - Boeing Dreamlifters
Division 2 - Group A   Division 2 - Group B
Week 1   Week 1
All Hand, No Brain - Microsoft Eastern Forks   EG Chess - Knight Moves
GM Chess Team 3 - Promote Me Please   WMT Self-Check Out - Caissa
Team 1 - We Spent All Knight Practicing   Western Forks - Pawn Intended
Slalom Builders - Glitch Gambit   Electric Blunders - The Pawn Stars
Akamai Bishops - Serverless Chess   Capital's Chess-Wizard - Garmin Chess
Week 2   Week 2
Glitch Gambit - Team 1   The Pawn Stars - Western Forks
We Spent All Knight Practicing - GM Chess Team 3   Pawn Intended - WMT Self-Check Out
Promote Me Please - All Hand, No Brain   Caissa - EG Chess
Microsoft Eastern Forks - Akamai Bishops   Knight Moves - Capital's Chess-Wizard
Serverless Chess - Slalom Builders   Garmin Chess - Electric Blunders
Week 3   Week 3
Glitch Gambit - We Spent All Knight Practicing   The Pawn Stars - Pawn Intended
Team 1 - Serverless Chess   Western Forks - Garmin Chess
Slalom Builders - Microsoft Eastern Forks   Electric Blunders - Knight Moves
Akamai Bishops - Promote Me Please   Capital's Chess-Wizard - Caissa
All Hand, No Brain - GM Chess Team 3   EG Chess - WMT Self-Check Out
Week 4   Week 4
We Spent All Knight Practicing - All Hand, No Brain   Pawn Intended - EG Chess
GM Chess Team 3 - Akamai Bishops   WMT Self-Check Out - Capital's Chess-Wizard
Promote Me Please - Slalom Builders   Caissa - Electric Blunders
Microsoft Eastern Forks - Team 1   Knight Moves - Western Forks
Serverless Chess - Glitch Gambit   Garmin Chess - The Pawn Stars
Week 5   Week 5
Glitch Gambit - Microsoft Eastern Forks   The Pawn Stars - Knight Moves
Team 1 - Promote Me Please   Western Forks - Caissa
Slalom Builders - GM Chess Team 3   Electric Blunders - WMT Self-Check Out
Akamai Bishops - All Hand, No Brain   Capital's Chess-Wizard - EG Chess
Serverless Chess - We Spent All Knight Practicing   Garmin Chess - Pawn Intended
Week 6   Week 6
GM Chess Team 3 - Team 1   WMT Self-Check Out - Western Forks
Promote Me Please - Glitch Gambit   Caissa - The Pawn Stars
Microsoft Eastern Forks - Serverless Chess   Knight Moves - Garmin Chess
We Spent All Knight Practicing - Akamai Bishops   Pawn Intended - Capital's Chess-Wizard
All Hand, No Brain - Slalom Builders   EG Chess - Electric Blunders
Week 7   Week 7
Team 1 - All Hand, No Brain   Western Forks - EG Chess
Slalom Builders - Akamai Bishops   Electric Blunders - Capital's Chess-Wizard
Microsoft Eastern Forks - We Spent All Knight Practicing   Knight Moves - Pawn Intended
Serverless Chess - Promote Me Please   Garmin Chess - Caissa
Glitch Gambit - GM Chess Team 3   The Pawn Stars - WMT Self-Check Out
Week 8   Week 8
Promote Me Please - Microsoft Eastern Forks   Caissa - Knight Moves
We Spent All Knight Practicing - Slalom Builders   Pawn Intended - Electric Blunders
Akamai Bishops - Team 1   Capital's Chess-Wizard - Western Forks
All Hand, No Brain - Glitch Gambit   EG Chess - The Pawn Stars
GM Chess Team 3 - Serverless Chess   WMT Self-Check Out - Garmin Chess
Week 9   Week 9
Promote Me Please - We Spent All Knight Practicing   Caissa - Pawn Intended
Microsoft Eastern Forks - GM Chess Team 3   Knight Moves - WMT Self-Check Out
Serverless Chess - All Hand, No Brain   Garmin Chess - EG Chess
Glitch Gambit - Akamai Bishops   The Pawn Stars - Capital's Chess-Wizard
Team 1 - Slalom Builders   Western Forks - Electric Blunders

Rule Summary:

All players have to fill out the CEA Fair-Play waiver before being eligible to play in this tournament.

• Teams of 4 (+ up to 6 substitute players)
• All players of a team have to be employees of the same company (see Player Eligibility rules in the detailed rulebook)
• Games played online on chess.com
• 7 weeks of Round Robin tournament (Divisions of 16, two groups of 8) followed by 4 weeks of playoffs
• Divisions and groups are assigned based on average team strength and team location
• By default: matches played on Saturdays at 10am Pacific Time
(unless otherwise rescheduled with opponent team or otherwise announced - e.g. if all teams of a group are in a different time zone)
• Matches are 7min+2sec increment in a 4v4 team match everybody plays every opponent. Match duration ~1.5h
• 1 featured match live streamed on Twitch.
• Entry fee of $160 per team
• Top 3 finishing teams can chose a charity to donate the entry fee donation pool to.

For more information view the CEA Chess Rulebook

Summer 2021
Summer Season Pairings

Spring 2021
Regular Season, Playoffs

Two teams - One large team event - One winner

Play in a
company vs. company, corporate vs. collegiate, or collegiate vs. collegiate rivalry
and determine who is best.

Rivalry events are organized by the CEA for participating corporate and collegiate institutions.
If you would like to join the next rivalry weekend, please reach out to chess@cea.gg

 

September 25 2021

Corporate vs. Collegiate Rivalry Weekend (10+5)

November 6 2021

Corporate vs. Collegiate Rivalry Weekend (10+5)

Rule Summary:

  • Both teams submit a roster of as many players as possible. (Player eligibility of corporate or collegiate section applies)
  • Going down the roster, CEA will create as many as possible reasonable pairings between two players of the two companies
    (usually within +-100 rating)
  • 2 games in every pairings (players play white and black once)
  • game time control: (depending on the event)
    • 25m +10s inc (games expected to take 1h, whole rivalry event expected to take 2.5h including 15 min break between games)
    • 10m + 5s inc (games expected to take 25m, whole rivalry event expected to take 1h including a 10 min break between games)
  • Scoring: Accumulate scores across all games played
  • Tiebreaker: Players who could not be matched will play in a 2h "team arena". If the team match section ends in a tie, the average player win-percentage in the arena section will determine the winner

8/14/2021:

7/30/2017:

Related: Long standing rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas

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