BBC · May 3, 2025
'He can do it all' - Palace's Eze wins chess tournament
Image caption, Crystal Palace will face Manchester City in the FA Cup final later this monthJust days after helping Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final, Eberechi Eze has celebrated another victory - triumphing in an online chess tournament.
The 26-year-old England international pocketed $20,000 (£15,000) in prize money for winning Chess.com's four-day amateur PogChamps tournament, contested by 12 celebrity content creators and athletes.
Eze, who scored in a 3-0 win against Aston Villa at Wembley last weekend as Palace set up an FA Cup final against Manchester City, beat American Youtuber Sapnap in the final of the event, which had a $100,000 (£75,000) total prize fund.