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NaVi expands and opens a new chess division. Which grandmasters will participate in the first Chessable Masters online championship today

Ukrainian esports club «Born to Win» (Natus Vincere — NaVi) has opened a chess division and has already signed three grandmasters.

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NaVi expands and opens a new chess division. Which grandmasters will participate in the first Chessable Masters online championship today

Ukrainian esports club «Born to Win» (Natus Vincere — NaVi) has opened a chess division and has already signed three grandmasters.

NAVI’s chess roster consisted of:

Nodirbek Abdusattarov from Uzbekistan (No. 6 in the world ranking): «I just want to play interesting games.»
Wesley So of the USA (No. 11 in the world rankings): «It was clear from his early days… CHESS would be his game.»
Ukrainian Oleksandr Bortnyk (No. 166 in the world ranking): «Chess is an art .»

Today, February 16, grandmasters will participate in the first of two online Chessable Masters championships under the banner of Natus Vincere.

The prize pool will be $150,000. The second tournament will be held in mid-May.

The series finale, which will take place as part of the largest Esports World Cup festival in Saudi Arabia, will feature the top 12 players in the CCT rankings. The prize pool will be $1.5 million.