Chiefs Chiefs' LB Drue Tranquill Wins Chess.com's "Blitz Champs" Tournament

kcgreene · 06-26-2023, 01:02 PM

Linebacker Drue Tranquill – who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs back in March – is known for his versatility as a player, but it appears his skills also extend beyond the football field.

Tranquill won Chess.com's "BlitzChamps II" event over several other current and former NFL players on Friday, earning the right to call himself the league’s best chess player.

"I'm so excited just to be a part of this. I've never really played in a chess tournament at all. I have just enjoyed playing chess throughout my time in the NFL," Tranquill told Chess.com. "This was so cool to get out here and raise some money for charity."

Indeed, Tranquill's efforts garnered a $25,000 donation from Chess.com to a charity of his choice. It was the largest donation from the $100,000 prize fund that was split between the eight competitors, which included former Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, San Francisco 49ers' defensive lineman Arik Armstead and Cardinals' quarterback Kyler Murray.

Tranquill defeated New York Jets' offensive guard Wes Schweitzer and Jets' linebacker Chazz Surratt as part of the single-elimination tournament before besting Cincinnati Bengals' cornerback Chidobe Awuzie – last year's champion – in the final match.

Tranquill will now look to continue his winning ways as the Chiefs head to training camp next month.

https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-l...mps-tournament

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I heard about this tournament earlier last week, but did not hear that one of our own was in it. Good for him and the charity he chose!

Pitt Gorilla · 06-26-2023, 01:04 PM

That's awesome. Dude is literally out there playing chess while others are playing checkers.

**Bowser** · 06-26-2023, 01:06 PM

Very cool

**ptlyon** · 06-26-2023, 01:07 PM

Oh yeah? Well how good is he at backgammon

**RealSNR** · 06-26-2023, 01:12 PM

Lol Kyler competed in this?

**Bowser** · 06-26-2023, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

Lol Kyler competed in this?

Probably thought it was a COD online tournament

**Rain Man** · 06-26-2023, 01:17 PM

The website only lists seven of the eight competitors. This bothers me.

Congrats to Tranquill on the second-best championship he'll win this season.

kcgreene · 06-26-2023, 01:20 PM

I do find it fitting that the Bengals are losing to us in offseason competitions too.

BWillie · 06-26-2023, 02:06 PM

Lots of chess people coming to poker...more money in it

KC_Lee · 06-26-2023, 04:45 PM

Quick look into the Chiefs' locker room.

MVChiefFan · 06-27-2023, 06:47 AM

Then Veach showed up, challenged him, made two quick moves, said “checkmate bitch”, and walked out. The funny thing is, it wasn’t even checkmate. However, Drue did not question it, and immediately accepted defeat.

tredadda · 06-27-2023, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

Lol Kyler competed in this?

Perhaps there was a stipulation in his contract about him doing this.

**Rain Man** · 06-27-2023, 07:49 AM

Okay, I did a little research and figured out why there were only seven competitors. Garrett Bolles was supposed to be the 8th competitor, but they had to kick him out because he was eating the pawns.

**New World Order** · 06-27-2023, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, I did a little research and figured out why there were only seven competitors. Garrett Bolles was supposed to be the 8th competitor, but they had to kick him out because he was eating the pawns.

I can actually picture this

kcgreene · 06-27-2023, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

I can actually picture this

He took that Foo Fighters video a bit too seriously

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kcgreene Starter Join Date: Dec 2010 Casino cash: $5814900	Chiefs' LB Drue Tranquill Wins Chess.com's "Blitz Champs" Tournament Linebacker Drue Tranquill – who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs back in March – is known for his versatility as a player, but it appears his skills also extend beyond the football field. Tranquill won Chess.com's "BlitzChamps II" event over several other current and former NFL players on Friday, earning the right to call himself the league’s best chess player. "I'm so excited just to be a part of this. I've never really played in a chess tournament at all. I have just enjoyed playing chess throughout my time in the NFL," Tranquill told Chess.com. "This was so cool to get out here and raise some money for charity." Indeed, Tranquill's efforts garnered a $25,000 donation from Chess.com to a charity of his choice. It was the largest donation from the $100,000 prize fund that was split between the eight competitors, which included former Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, San Francisco 49ers' defensive lineman Arik Armstead and Cardinals' quarterback Kyler Murray. Tranquill defeated New York Jets' offensive guard Wes Schweitzer and Jets' linebacker Chazz Surratt as part of the single-elimination tournament before besting Cincinnati Bengals' cornerback Chidobe Awuzie – last year's champion – in the final match. Tranquill will now look to continue his winning ways as the Chiefs head to training camp next month. https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-l...mps-tournament ------------------ I heard about this tournament earlier last week, but did not hear that one of our own was in it. Good for him and the charity he chose!
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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3058491 VARSITY	Okay, I did a little research and figured out why there were only seven competitors. Garrett Bolles was supposed to be the 8th competitor, but they had to kick him out because he was eating the pawns. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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