One champion
Winner takes all
The whole pool goes to the last king standing.
Live from the studio
Ten players.One crown.
Chess Millions is chess as a TV game show: ten contestants on one round board, a roaring studio crowd, and a stage that shrinks until only one king is left standing. Enter free tournaments and play for a share of the prize pool.
10 players
Real time or classic
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Free prize tournaments
- Contestants
- 12
- Matches played
- 87
- In the last day
- 6
- Tournaments held
- 1
- Online now
- 0
- Matches live
- 0
The schedule
Prize tournaments
Free to enter. Real time or classic, under tournament rules: no prize wheel, no prize squares, pure skill.
None scheduled right now
New tournaments are announced on the News page. In the meantime, play a show and climb the rankings.
Prize money
Play for the prize pool
Every prize tournament puts its pool and how it pays up front, before you enter. Entry is free: finish in the money and your share is yours to claim.
See the prize tournaments
The podium
Split by place
Set shares for the top places, like 50%, 30% and 20% for first, second and third.
The top of the field
Top players paid
The best part of the field is paid, say the top 20%, in even steps, equal shares or top-heavy.
- Enter for freeSign up on the tournament's page. Entry costs nothing while we test.
- Be there at the startOpen Play now at the start time and you're seated at a table automatically.
- Finish in the moneyWin, or place high enough, and your share of the prize pool is yours. The pool and how it pays are on each tournament.
- Claim it to PayPalClaim it on your Prizes page with your PayPal account's email, and it's paid into that account.
Prizes are for people 18 or older, and are paid into the winner's PayPal account, once their ID is checked.
The format
Chess, turned up to ten
Everything you know about chess, bent round a circle, played all at once and put under the studio lights.
Real time
Nobody waits their turn. Bank two moves with a piece and strike twice.
The prize wheel
Every round opens with a spin that changes the rules for everyone.
The stage shrinks
In the final round the outer rings fall away. Nobody can hide.
One champion
Take a king and its whole army is yours. Last king standing wins.
The league
Rankings and champions
Every online match scores: 10 points for first, down to 1 for tenth.
Top ten · last 30 days
- 1 blake 325 pts
- 2 monkeyfrey 74 pts
- 3 monkeyboyplay 55 pts
- 4 Buck80 30 pts
- 5 Blakes testing accou 19 pts
- 6 Thomasmc 9 pts
- 7 Big Schlong John 5 pts
- 8 Jotape 4 pts
- 9 Bob B 1 pts
- 9 PRECIOUS 1 pts
The news desk
Latest from the show
Your name in lights
Come on down!
A free account gives you a contestant name that follows you into every online match. Every finish scores points in the rankings, and your own page keeps your wins, placings and tournament history. It's also where you enter tournaments and claim what you win.