Chess.com is introducing the inaugural IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship this week. Unlike previous editions of the Speed Chess Championship, this event will exclusively feature international masters in an effort to bring top-level entertainment to the Chess.com audience.

Joining talented players like IM John Bartholomew and IM Carissa Yip, chess personalities such as IM Eric Rosen, IM Tania Sachdev, and IM Levy Rozman will participate. In addition, Chess.com's Chief Chess Officer and lead commentator IM Danny Rensch will be making his first-ever appearance as a competitor in an official Chess.com championship.

Set to start on April 18, the IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship will be the most-anticipated event in Chess.com history to exclusively feature international masters. 

Seeding:

Seeding is determined by a blend of Chess.com blitz and bullet ratings. Ratings that are provisional or inactive have been adjusted relative to the group's mean rating difference and then used in the blended calculation.

2020 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship schedule:

• Saturday, April 18: John Bartholomew vs David Pruess at 6 p.m. PDT (April 25, 03:00 CEST)
• Sunday, April 19: Tania Sachdev vs Levy Rozman at 9:30 a.m. PDT (18:30 CEST)
• Monday, April 20: Christof Sielecki vs Alina Kashlinskaya at 9:30 a.m. PDT (18:30 CEST)
• Wednesday, April 22: Anna Zatonskih vs Greg Shahade at 9:30 a.m. PDT (18:30 CEST)
• Thursday, April 23: Eric Rosen vs Elisabeth Paehtz at 9:30 a.m. PDT (18:30 CEST)
• Friday, April 24: Lawrence Trent vs Kostya Kavutskiy at 9:30 a.m. PDT (18:30 CEST)
• Friday, April 24: Danny Rensch vs Teddy Coleman at 6 p.m. PDT (April 25, 03:00 CEST)
• Saturday, April 25: Dean Ippolito vs Carissa Yip at 6 p.m. PDT (April 26, 03:00 CEST)

Round 2: Quarterfinals

• Event 13 (Round 2, Match 1)
• Event 14 (Round 2, Match 2)
• Event 15 (Round 2, Match 3)
• Event 16 (Round 2, Match 4)

Round 3: Semifinals

• Event 15 (Round 3, Match 1)
• Event 16 (Round 3, Match 2)

Round 4: Finals

• Event 17 (Round 4, IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship Final)

Event prizes: $6,000 total. 

Prizes by round:

• Round 1 - $2,400
• Round 2 - $1,600
• Round 3 - $1,000
• Round 4 - $1,000

Broadcast:

All 2020 IM Not a GM Speed Chess Championship matches will be broadcast live with commentary and occasional roasting from GMs Robert Hess and Daniel Naroditsky on Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/Chess.