Speed Chess Championship

The reigning Speed Chess Champion is Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who has won the main event four times out of six appearances.

[1] American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, who has played in every single edition to date, won the event a record five times consecutively from 2018 to 2022.

The event attracted media attention due to the matchup between Carlsen and American grandmaster Hans Niemann, which was their first live meeting since their 2022 controversy.

Carlsen, Nakamura, Vachier-Lagrave, World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana and Pentala Harikrishna were invited by Chess.com, while Tigran L. Petrosian entered through a qualifier event.

The final, held on October 27, was Carlsen's last public tournament appearance before the classical World Chess Championship 2016.