Eberechi Eze is a chess king! Crystal Palace star goes unbeaten in PogChamps tournament as attacking midfielder prepares to lead Eagles into historic FA Cup final

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze took a break from his footballing duties to win an online chess tournament.

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• Eze a keen chess player
• Wins online tournament
• Pockets $20,000 cash prize

• Chess.com
  

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England international has many hobbies outside of football and one of those is chess. This week, Chess.com reported that the 26-year-old took part in the PogChamps 6 tournament. After receiving a bye to the last four, the attacking midfielder won his semi-final and final 2-0 to claim the online competition.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Aside from chess, Eze is in red-hot form for Palace, with his performances guiding the club to a rare FA Cup final. The Eagles have never won a major trophy and now they are just one game away from making history.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  By winning the chess tournament, which had six players in the 'Championship bracket', Eze pocketed $20,000 and became the sixth PogChampion.

• WHAT NEXT?

  Before Palace's FA Cup final against Manchester City later this month, Eze's side host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Monday.