Today, the Esports World Cup Foundation ("EWCF"), and Chess.com announced a multi-year partnership that will bring competitive online chess to the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), the world's largest ...

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Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) which organizes the EWC, says merging the tournament with the chess world is a huge opportunity for both parties.

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The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) and Chess.com have announced a multi-year partnership to this end, with the latter being by far the biggest online chess portal (almost 200 million members ...

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Esports World Cup Foundation ("EWCF"), and Chess.com announced a multi-year partnership that will bring competitive online chess to ...