Unleashing a Chess Storm: Berlin is ready for the Armageddon Championship Series: Europe & Africa on June 12th

World Chess, a main chess group, seeks to captivate chess lovers with its upcoming Europe and Africa week of the Armageddon Championship Series. Kickstarting on June 12th, the high-stakes occasion will observe the similar dramatic format and immense time strain constraints as the earlier Armageddon occasions.

This enthralling event will witness the participation of eight distinctive gamers from the Europe and Africa area, together with Michael Adams (England), MaximeVachier-Lagrave (France), Richard Rapport (Romania), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands), Vincent Keymer (Germany), in addition to Matthias Bluebaum and Alexander Donchenko, each of whom certified efficiently by means of on-line qualifiers on the FIDE Online Arena. This star-studded lineup will battle it out in a double-elimination format, with each day matches consisting of two blitz video games with the potential for a further Armageddon sport if a victory doesn’t emerge.

The winner and runner-up will be part of an thrilling roster of finalists in the Grand Finale to be held at World Chess’ newly opened Chess Club in Berlin, the place they are going to compete towards Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Gukesh D, NodirbekAbdusattorov, BibisaraAssaubayeva, and Humpy Koneru for the whole prize of €200,000.

The event will observe a dramatic format with each day matches consisting of two blitz video games (three minutes plus a two-second transfer increment) and, if needed, an Armageddon sport (5 minutes for White, 4 for Black). Novelties equivalent to dwell shows of the gamers’ coronary heart charges and energy burned knowledge factors make the Series a riveting spectacle for viewers.

The Armageddon sequence is being broadcast on 17 tv channels worldwide, in addition to World Chess’ official YouTube channel, with professional commentary and evaluation offered by Grandmaster Simon Williams and International Master JovankaHouska on daily basis at 19:00 CEST.

For the first few days, the gamers had been divided into pairs as follows:

Day 1, June 12
Michael Adams (England) — Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)
Vincent Keymer (Germany) — Alexander Donchenko

Day 2, June 13
Richard Rapport (Romania) — Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)
Matthias Bluebaum (Germany) — MaximeVachier-Lagrave (France)
Ilya Merenzon, Chief Executive Officer of World Chess: “It has been unbelievable to look at the international accumulation of chess gamers come collectively to compete in the Armageddon sequence. As we now head in direction of the Grand Finale it has been a actual pleasure to look at the fast-paced matches between chess gamers of various experiences, taking part in types and nationalities.

“The sequence has created an environment of suspense and pleasure and highlighted the advantages of embracing revolutionary codecs equivalent to Armageddon, enabling top-level chess to entice a broader viewers and ignite larger ardour amongst followers.
“We supply our greatest needs to all the gamers and are excited to get Europe and Africa Week of the Armageddon Championship underway.”

Andrey Insarov, Chief Executive Officer at Intis Telecom (it.com Domains): “We are thrilled to witness the convergence of intelligence and ability in the Armageddon Series. At it.com we’re excited to assist this nice sport inside our significant partnership with World Chess. We eagerly await the thrilling and intense battles and lengthen our greatest needs to all the gamers taking part in Europe & Africa Week. Good luck!”

Leading companions supporting the Armageddon Championship Series:

The it.com Domains as the Official Partner;
FIDE Online Arena as the Official Gaming Platform;
Kaspersky as the Official Cybersecurity Partner.

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