NAVI expands to chess esports with signing of three grandmasters

According to the esports organization, Abdusattorov, So, and Bortnyk will duke it out in the first leg of the online Champions Chess Tour 2025 tournament. Between Feb. 16 and Feb. 21, they will play for the bulk of the $150,000 USD prize pool. The overall goal of the circuit will be spots in the 2025 Esports World Cup. Only the 12 top-ranked players of the Champions Chess Tour leaderboard will make it there.