Overview
About the event
Bughouse (Tandem Chess) is a two-board team variant where captured pieces are passed to your partner. WR Chess is staging the first major championship dedicated to the format.
Day 1 is a 12-round Swiss qualification; the top 8 teams advance to a knockout bracket on Day 2 — quarterfinals, semifinals, a third-place match, and a final. Each knockout match consists of two games, with sudden-death deciders if tied. Time control: 5 minutes per player, no increment.
The event features a unique Promised Promotion rule: when a pawn reaches the back rank, the promoting player may declare the promotion piece in advance, giving their teammate the right to immediately remove a corresponding piece from the opponent's board.
Sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).
Outcome
Final results
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Deep Waters | Champions |
| 2 | The Angry Birds | Runners-up |
| 3 | Emmy is the GOAT | 3rd place |
| 4 | Mate in 2 | 4th place |
| 5 | Indonesia | Quarterfinalist |
| 5 | Palaban | Quarterfinalist |
| 5 | FCPLQ~JTIA | Quarterfinalist |
| 5 | Eekarf + Caspiwins | Quarterfinalist |
For viewers
Watch the replays
Catch up on every round on demand:
Broadcast schedule (Manila time)
- Jun 1 — Day 1 — 12-round Swiss qualification
- Jun 2 — Day 2 — Top 8 knockout (QF → SF → 3rd-place → Final)
Venue & travel
The field
Players
WR Chess
GM Hikaru Nakamura
Rating TBA
Wadim Rosenstein
Rating TBA
More players to be announced.
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- Team Bughouse — two-board, captured pieces passed between partners
- Rounds
- 12-round Swiss → Top 8 KO (QF → SF → 3rd → Final)
- Time controls
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- Bughouse: 5 minutes per player, no increment
- Tiebreak
- Knockout match = 2 games; sudden-death if level.
- Overall standings
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- Promised Promotion rule (WR Chess format innovation) applies throughout the event.
- Invited international teams
- 4 Philippine team duos
- Open registration — 50+ teams in total
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Manila, Philippines.
- 12-round Swiss
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- 3rd-place match
- Final & prize-giving
Total prize fund
$100,000
1st
$50,000
2nd
$20,000
3rd
$10,000
4th
$6,000
5th–8th (each)
$2,000
9th–20th (each)
$500
For media
Press & media
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