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Announcing the Katara Bullet Championship 2021 with World Champion Magnus Carlsen

@Lichess Announcements

The world's best bullet players gather to see who comes out on top.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of the Katara Bullet Championship in 2021 and the participation of World Champion Magnus Carlsen.

Last year's event was a great success that saw Magnus win the finals against GM Daniel Naroditsky in spectacular fashion. Magnus will try to defend his title again this year. The event will start with 2 qualifiers on June 20th.

Qualifier #1 at 13:00 UTC

Qualifier #2 at 19:00 UTC

The top 7 in each qualifier will advance to a 16 player knockout where they will be joined by 2 wild cards; Magnus and another as yet unnamed player. The knockout portion will be played on June 23rd at 19:00 UTC. All games will be played with a time control of 1+0.

Providing commentary again will be IM Alex Astanah and WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni on our YouTube and Twitch channels.