Get ready for the next installment of the Chess.com Community Championships! The Chess.com 3-Check Chess Championship starts on February 18 at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST and features a $2,500 prize fund—so get ready to indulge in your crudest sacrificial instincts!

3-Check is a variant in which you can win by merely checking your opponent three times. So if you've ever heard that in chess, "the threat is stronger than the execution," you can certainly take that to the bank in this variant!

The event kicks off in the second half of February with the qualifiers. You've asked, and we've heard you! Now, the qualifiers will take place over two separate days, so it's easier to fit them into your schedule. So mark your calendars for February 18 and 19, as we'll host four qualifiers on each day, spanning from 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST to 3:30 p.m. ET / 21:30 CET / 2 a.m. (+1) IST.

Any Chess.com member can play in the qualifiers. To join, check out the event's schedule and click the Join button.

Each qualifier is a 75-minute arena with a 3+0 time control. During the qualifiers, our Fair Play team may require you to join a video call to ensure a safe playing environment for everyone. Players who join the call must set up two cameras from different angles in the room. Refusing to comply will result in the player's removal from the event.

The winner of each qualifier moves on to the Final, a double-elimination knockout. The Final takes place on February 20, starting at 1 p.m. ET / 19:00 CET / 11:30 p.m. IST.