BETBY-backed MOVE Cup chess tournament comes to Barcelona

BETBY has become the main sponsor of the MOVE Cup, an elite rapid chess tournament to be held in Barcelona for the first time. The event will bring together eight of the world's leading grandmasters on 19 and 20 January 2027. The tournament was announced at a press conference in Barcelona.

The event has a prize pool of 300,000 euros. A contribution of the same amount will also go to the MOVE Foundation. The foundation supports the development of chess, young talent, and research on chess and mental health.

So far, only Magnus Carlsen's name has been announced in the lineup. Carlsen serves as BETBY's global brand ambassador. The names of the other seven grandmasters will be announced one by one in the coming weeks.

Carlsen joined forces with BETBY at the ICE Barcelona trade fair in 2025. Returning to the fair for a second time in 2026, Carlsen took part in the company's brand event alongside Hikaru Nakamura and Levy Rozman. The MOVE Cup program will begin on 18 January with a charity event at the BETBY stand (5K20) at ICE Barcelona. At the event, players, donors and business partners will come together in a special hand and brain format.

Leonid Pertsovskiy, CEO and co-founder of BETBY, said their goal is to make the MOVE Cup a regular event on the international chess calendar.