Riyadh, Nov. 12 -- Chess has been confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2027. For a third consecutive year, the world's best Chess players head to EWC in pursuit of glory while aiming to defeat Magnus Carlsen, Esports World Cup's two-time champion.

According to a press release, the world's largest chess community, Chess.com, is teaming with the Esports Foundation to find out which players will head to EWC 2027, via a new-and-improved Champions Chess Tour 2026-2027 cycle.

Since its debut in 2025, Chess has become a staple event for the Esports World Cup, attracting fans across the esports ecosystem and traditional Chess landscape as the game breaks boundaries by becoming a phenomenon both online and offline.

As Chess returns to the Esport...