In a tightly fought game, the final ended as a draw, with neither player able to put their opponent in checkmate. Congratulations to both [Ivanz] and Laura Abramovich - the prize money will be split evenly, with $20,000 going to each!

Thank you to everyone who took part!

Congratulations to the winners of the semi-finals, [Ivanz] and Laura Abramovich!

After beating strong opponents in the semi-finals, the two will face each other in the final tonight, and the winner will take home the $40,000 prize.

Good luck to both players, and remember to post a screenshot of the result! The winner will be contacted for their routing number 🏆

Well done to last night's winners of the first round!

Today's semi-final match-ups are:

♟️ [Ivanz] v mmm Baxter

♟️ Laura Abramovich v Liam Fukaru

Good luck to all of the players! Remember to post a screenshot of the result in the comments below!

Here are tomorrow's first round matches!

♟️ Zaira Madera v [Ivanz]
♟️ Anna Kuznetsova v mmm Baxter
♟️ Laura Abramovich v Hatsuna Kawamoto
♟️ Liam Fukaru v [AnaAnaAnaBanana]

Remember to add your opponent on the Chess.com app/site with their username in the previous post, so that you can organise a time that suits you both!

When you are both ready, set up a game with the 30 minute timer and post a screenshot of the results in the comments below.

Also, for anyone who hasn't already done it, remember to send your joining fee to 0100 3285 7!

All eight spots on the tournament have been taken! The routing number for the joining fee is 0100 3285 7, please transfer the $5,000 by the end of today!

[AnaAnaAnaBanana] / AnayaVohra
[Ivanz] / RamessesXVI
Hatsuna Kawamoto / HatsunaKawamoto
Laura Abramovich / taste_the_cook
Zaira Madera / ZairaGallo
mmm Baxter / mmm-Baxter
Liam Fukaru / burns04
Anna Kuznetsova / AKuz03

Tomorrow's first round matchups will be announced shortly.

Apologies to anyone who missed out, if things go to plan we'll run a 16 person tournament next time!

Good morning Los Santos!!

On Wednesday 11/29/23, the first ever Los Santos Chess Championship will begin. Our champion will win a prize of $40,000🏆

♟️ The first eight players to register in the comments below will be entered into a playoff bracket, and randomly matched against an opponent. The joining fee is $5000 per player.

♟️ Games will be played with a 30 minute timer format.

♟️ The opening games will be scheduled for Wednesday, with the semi-finals on Thursday and the final on Friday.

♟️ The winner of each game will advance to the next round. Proof of victory must be provided before advancing.

♟️ The winner of the final will receive a prize of $40,000.

♟️ Participants are required to create an account on Chess.com and provide their username in the comments below. This will be used to match you to your opponent.

Participant/Username:
1) Anna Kuznetsova / AKuz03
2) Ivan Zlatkov / RamessesXVI
3) Zaira Gallo / ZairaGallo
4) Hatsuna Kawamoto / HatsunaKawamoto
5) Anaya Vohra / AnayaVohra
6) (?) / burns04
7) Laura Abramovich / taste_the_cook
8) mmm Baxter / mmm-Baxter

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