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TOURNAMENT FORMAT
REGISTRATION
Sign up and complete your player profile.
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STAGE I
A worldwide first stage with a 10,000-player limit.
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QUALIFICATION
Top performers advance toward the World Pre-Final.
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FINAL STAGE
The best players compete in the decisive final stage.
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WORLD CHAMPION
One title. One champion.
WHY WNCC
YOU DON’T HAVE
TO BE A PROFESSIONAL
TO BECOME A WORLD CHAMPION.
WNCC is for people who built careers, families and lives beyond chess, but never lost their passion for the game.
It starts with one move...
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LIVE MEMBERSTACK DATA
WNCC AROUND THE WORLD
Countries illuminate as participants join the Championship.
ROAD TO BAKU
FROM YOUR FIRST MOVE TO THE WORLD FINAL.
01WORLDWIDE
02QUALIFICATION
0364 PRE-FINALISTS
048 FINALISTS
05BAKU 2027
GRAND FINAL · BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
20–27 JUNE 2027
THE WORLD FINALFIRST VICTORY BENEFIT
YOUR FIRST VICTORY MEANS MORE.
OFFICIAL WNCC PARTICIPATION DIPLOMA
Win your first WNCC game and receive the official WNCC Participation Diploma.
COMPLIMENTARY FESTIVAL ACCESS
Complimentary access to all concerts of the Shahin Novrasli Festival — 50th Anniversary “Since 1977”.
PRIZE FUND
$115,000+A WORLD STAGE FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL CHESS.
Planned prize fund. Final prize structure may be adjusted based on sponsorship, entry fees, broadcast revenues and institutional partnerships.
OFFICIAL PARTNER & TOURNAMENT PLATFORM
♟Chess.com
Official tournament platform for WNCC competition.
“Some dreams don’t disappear with time — they simply wait for another move. WNCC is for people who built careers, families and lives beyond chess, but never lost their passion for the game. My vision is to bring them together from around the world and give that passion a new stage.”
— Shahin Novrasli Founder, WNCC
MAKE YOUR MOVE