
Collegiate Chess League
The Collegiate Chess League is our staple competition where teams from across the world can compete. Each season is bigger than the last, so there's plenty of room for novices and experts alike to compete!

“Since the start of our partnership in 2022, we’ve seen outstanding growth and interest in our chess competitions. The Collegiate Chess League proves to continue being our biggest opportunity ever - not only for students to play chess, but to learn from others around the globe.”
- Joe Navarro, PlayVS Live Operations Coordinator

$25,000 Prize Pool
Top teams in the highest divisions of competitions will compete for a piece of the $25,000 prize pool. Up and rising teams in the lower divisions can earn Diamond Chess.com memberships to help further their progress.
Program Details
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Registration Period
August 18 - September 18
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Regular Season
September 27 - November 8
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Playoffs
November 15 - 23
How To Sign Up
All Players must be registered on the PCL competition platform on a Chess (4v4) team, with their team being registered by the team representative for the Collegiate Chess League competition.
Each team should have a minimum of Four (4) Players.
Register on our Competition Platform here.
A step-by-step guide can be found in our League Handbook here.
Team representatives must fill out the Chess.com Registration Form here for their Roster.
Complete the registration form here.
All players must complete the Fair Play agreement.
Complete the Fair Play agreement here.
Important Info
Failure to complete one or more items by the registration deadline (September 18) may result in removal from competition. The full competition rulebook can be found here.
For more information, please reach out to Collegiate Chess League Commissioner, Joe Lee at joe.lee@chess.com or inquire via Discord in the Collegiate Chess League (College Chess) or PlayVS College League servers (PCL Discord).
Join the PlayVS College Discord
Communicate with other players and to receive announcements and support from League Officials, please join our Discord.