These players will face off against each other in the finals, but only one will be declared the top ChessKid of the year!
In total, this exciting event will feature over 20 players from all over the world, who all qualified by winning one of the monthly championship finals throughout the year.
The event will take place on Saturday, December 17th at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CET and will feature commentary by none other than FunMasterMike! He'll also be joined by NM Madalina Maria. You can watch all the action at twitch.tv/chesskid or Chess.com/TV.
Players will face off over six rounds of G10+2, with the winner being crowned the ChessKid All-Star of the Year! This year, players will be competing for the chance to play against a grandmaster as well as some awesome ChessKid gear from the new ChessKid Shop.
The players that were invited to participate in this year's event are:
To learn more about how they qualified and how to compete next year, check out the Monthly Championship article!