The main event of the 2023 Bullet Chess Championship (BCC) is almost here. Sixteen elite players, including bullet legends GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, and Alireza Firouzja, are about to go toe-to-toe to see who’s the fastest player on the planet.

While watching bullet chess is enough to get your blood pumping, you can be sure it doesn’t stop there. As a Chess.com member, we invite you to participate in our BCC prediction bracket contest. If you can accurately predict who triumphs in each match, you can win up to six months of premium Chess.com membership. 

Submit your predictions until Monday, July 17, at 3 p.m. ET / 21:00 CEST / 00:30 IST (next day) to participate. Predictions will be locked after the deadline, so make sure you don’t miss your chance!

How To Participate

Click the button above to go to the 2023 BCC prediction bracket. You’ll see a bracket containing every player and their matchups. Predict who you think will win each match all the way to the final. You get points for every prediction that you get right. You win the bracket contest if you have the most points by the end of the tournament. 

Please make sure you submit your Chess.com username as part of your prediction. This step is vital for us to find you if you win to ensure you get your prize.

Prizes

• Overall winner: One year of premium membership
• Second place: Six months of premium membership 
• Third place: Three months of premium membership
• Random winner: Two months of premium membership 

To learn more about the 2023 BCC, check out our Events page. 

Note: This contest is void in all areas where prohibited by law.

Procedures for Contacting and Announcing Winners and Giving Out Prizes

We will be in touch with winners through Messages on Chess.com or via the e-mail provided in their submission.

Contact will be made within one calendar week after the contest ends.

If prizes are given out continuously throughout an event, contact will be made one week after the event ends.

In contests where winners are picked randomly from chats on Twitch, YouTube, and Chess.com, everyone who gave the correct answer will be raffled using software that will ensure an impartial and random selection of winners.

By participating in the event, you are consenting to Chess.com using your name/image for the purpose of administration, prize fulfillment, use in a publicly available winners list, and related Chess.com event promotion.

Read more about our policy for contests in Giveaways, Games of Chance, and Sweepstakes.

NB: If you have received no contact after a week, you can claim your prize by contacting support@chess.com.