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El ajedrez es un eSport ahora

Autor : Alexis Actualizar : Mar 31,2025

El ajedrez es un eSport ahora

El ajedrez, el juego atemporal de Kings, se debutará histórico en la Copa Mundial de Esports de 2025 (EWC). Descubra por qué este antiguo juego ha sido adoptado como un eSport.

Ajedrez, el juego de los reyes, en EWC 2025

Declaró oficialmente un eSport en la competencia

El ajedrez es ahora uno de los deportes electrónicos que aparecen en la próxima Copa Mundial de Esports de 2025 (EWC), el festival de juegos y deportes electrónicos más grande a nivel mundial. Este emocionante desarrollo proviene de una asociación importante entre Chess.com, la plataforma de ajedrez en línea líder, Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen y la Fundación de la Copa Mundial de Esports (EWCF). Esta colaboración introducirá el ajedrez competitivo en el evento, destacando el deporte a una audiencia más amplia.

Ralf Reichert, CEO de EWCF, expresó su entusiasmo por agregar ajedrez a la alineación, describiéndolo como "la madre de todos los juegos de estrategia". Él declaró: "Con su rica historia, atractivo global y una próspera escena competitiva, el ajedrez es perfecto para nuestra misión de unir los juegos más populares del mundo y sus comunidades apasionadas".

El GM Magnus Carlsen, el campeón mundial retirado y actual jugador número uno del mundo, servirá como embajador en el evento. Está ansioso por unir el ajedrez con un público más amplio, diciendo: "Estoy encantado de ver que el ajedrez se une a algunos de los juegos más grandes del mundo en la Copa Mundial de Esports. Esta asociación es una oportunidad increíble para hacer crecer el juego, al presentar el ajedrez a las nuevas audiencias e inspirar a la próxima generación de jugadores".

Que se celebrará en el verano de 2025 en Arabia Saudita

El ajedrez es un eSport ahora

El prestigioso evento está programado para Riad, Arabia Saudita, del 31 de julio al 3 de agosto de 2025. Reunirá a los mejores jugadores de ajedrez del mundo para competir por un premio sustancial de $ 1.5 millones de USD. Para calificar para el EWC, los jugadores deben clasificarse en la gira de ajedrez de Champions (CCT) en línea 2025 celebrada en febrero y mayo. Los 12 mejores jugadores del torneo, junto con cuatro jugadores adicionales del "Clasificatorio de la última oportunidad", competirán por un premio de premios de $ 300,000 USD y un lugar codiciado en la etapa de deportes electrónicos más grande del mundo, que marcó el debut histórico de deportes electrónicos de ajedrez.

Para atraer a una audiencia más amplia y particularmente a los entusiastas de los deportes electrónicos, el CCT 2025 adoptará un nuevo formato de partido. En lugar del control tradicional de tiempo de 90 minutos utilizado en los campeonatos mundiales, los partidos de CCT se jugarán con un control de tiempo de 10 minutos para todo el juego, sin incrementos. En el caso de un empate, un solo juego de Armagedón determinará al ganador.

El ajedrez se originó en la antigua India hace unos 1500 años y ha evolucionado a través de siglos, convirtiéndose en una de las formas de entretenimiento más populares del mundo. Si bien tradicionalmente se jugó en una mesa, su transición a plataformas digitales como Chess.com lo ha hecho más accesible, especialmente durante la pandemia Covid-19 cuando las personas estaban confinadas en sus hogares. El alcance del juego se ha amplificado aún más por los puntos de venta multimedia, como plataformas de transmisión, personas influyentes y programas populares como el Gambito de la Reina.

Con el ajedrez ahora reconocido oficialmente como un eSport, está listo para atraer una nueva ola de jugadores y entusiastas.

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