Atomic WC

A group for competitors and followers of the annual Atomic Chess World Championship (AWC)

AWC 2025 is ongoing!

Tournament rules, seeding, and pairings have been posted on the forum.

https://lichess.org/@/HowlinD/blog/the-2025-atomic-chess-world-championship-rules/XW9Ph1Mc

https://lichess.org/@/HowlinD/blog/the-2025-atomic-world-championship/wDt5vbxd

Schedule and Bracket

https://challonge.com/2025awctop64qualifier - completed

https://challonge.com/2025awc

Round of 16 must be played before Wednesday, October 15, 23:59 UTC.

Round of 8 and Losers Round 1 must be played before Wednesday, October 22, 23:59 UTC.

Losers Round 2 must be played before Wednesday, October 29, 23:59 UTC.

Semifinals and Losers Round 3 must be played before Wednesday, November 5, 23:59 UTC.

Losers Round 4 must be played before Wednesday, November 12, 23:59 UTC.

Winners Final and Losers Round 5 must be played before Wednesday, November 30, 23:59 UTC.

Losers Final must be played before Sunday, December 7, 23:59 UTC.

The AWC 2025 Grand Final and its eventual reset must be played before Sunday, December 14, 23:59 UTC.

Make sure to:

• read the rules
• schedule your matches properly
• post the match time in the "Rounds and Results" forum thread once agreed
• post the result in the "Rounds and Results" forum thread once played

Please message @AtomicWorldChamp for any issue or question you may have.