Collegiate Chess League Spring 2025 Registration
Another season of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is just around the corner, and we are excited to announce that registrations for the Spring 2025 season are now open! The CCL will once again feature a robust $25,000 prize fund, the popular four vs. four team format, and presenting partner Susquehanna, one of the world's leading quantitative trading firms.
The Collegiate Chess League is the premier online chess competition for college students. If you're a university student who loves chess and would like to represent your school, you can register today on LeagueSpot's website.
Last season, more than 430 teams and 2,300 students from 220 different colleges and universities in 24 countries participated in the event, as the CCL continues only to grow. This Spring season, teams will again compete in the 5+2 time control. Fans and players can expect fast-paced battles, dramatic tactics, and all other sorts of chess action.
No matter your strength as a collegiate chess player, we invite you to register and play in this prestigious tournament. From hobbyists to professionals such as GMs Aryan Tari, Robby Kevlishvili, Mikhail Antipov, Nicolas Checa, and others, the CCL is the perfect competition for all college students.
In the recently concluded Fall 2024 season, Missouri defeated Saint Louis University (SLU) to claim their second title with a 9–7 win in the final that earned the $5,000 first-place prize and ended a three-season run for SLU. Will Missouri begin its own streak in Spring 2025, or will SLU return to the throne—or will another school come in and take the glory of a CCL championship?
There’s only one way to find out.
Registrations close on January 9th at 11:59 p.m. PT / 2:59 a.m. ET (+1), so make sure you don't miss the deadline. To register, you must complete the following steps:
Team Captains
- Register your team on LeagueSpot.
- If you need help registering, check out this instructional video.
- If your school is not on the LeagueSpot platform, you must make a request to get it added either by emailing Joe Navarro at [email protected] or by asking an admin on the CCL Discord server. Please only do this if you are over the age of 18 and are the representative of your college chess team.
- Fill out Chess.com's registration form.
- Optional: You have the ability to submit your resume (and your players' resumes) to CCL's presenting sponsor, Susquehanna, for internships and post-grad employment opportunities.
All Other Players
Once your team captain has registered your team, follow the steps below:
- Register on LeagueSpot and join your team.
- Sign the fair play agreement.
- Optional: Susquehanna's recruitment season is here. Drop your resume HERE to be considered for internships and post-grad employment opportunities.
Note that each team must have at least four players, with the possibility of adding up to four additional team members as substitutes.
You can find the full regulations and prize information here.
The regular season starts on January 18 and ends on March 8. The playoffs begin on March 15 and end on April 5.
Sign up to participate in the CCL and play alongside other great college players. If you can't compete in the event, you can catch the live coverage on Chess.com's Twitch channel and follow all the action!
Susquehanna is hiring interns, new graduates, and professionals alike, and is inviting chess players to apply to their Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Dublin, and Sydney offices. Use gaming skills in your career—apply to Susquehanna at sig.com/chess.
Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. This approach is integral to our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.
