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Total Chess Pilot 2026
Total Chess Pilot 2026 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Tue Nov 10 15:35:00 2026)

The Total Chess Pilot tournament takes place in Budapest Tue 10th Nov to Sat 21st Nov 2026. Three stages. A preliminary blitz, group stages and then a final knockout stage. Games will take place across a multiplicity of time controls and weighted results. (Blitz: 3 min + 2 sec per move, starting from move 1 Rapid: 15 min + 10 sec per move, starting from move 1 Fast Classic: 45 min + 30 sec per move, starting from move 1)

Players: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Alireza Firouzja, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Quang Liem Le, Richard Rapport, Levon Aronian, Hans Moke Niemann, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jorden van Foreest, Haik M. Martirosyan, Vladislav Artemiev, Abhimanyu Mishra, Andrew Hong, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Rameshbabu Vaishali. Read more ….


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