Total Chess World Championship 2026
Budapest, 10–21 November 2026Semifinals, Game 1 | Blitz starts on 17 November at 15:00 Budapest time.Add Chess It Up as a preferred source on Google
Group Stage, Round 10
Day reportDay reports
- Total Chess Day 6: Van Foreest, Niemann, Vaishali Hit Back as Artemiev Beats Caruana15 November
- Total Chess Day 5: So Wins Twice as Van Foreest, Hong and Niemann Hit Back14 November
- Total Chess Day 4: Martirosyan Beats Carlsen as Firouzja and Vaishali Hit Back13 November
- Total Chess Day 3: Caruana and Niemann Win Twice on Day 3 in Budapest12 November
- Total Chess Day 2: Van Foreest, Martirosyan Hit Back as Firouzja and Duda Lead Group A11 November
- Total Chess Day 1: Carlsen Wins Opening Blitz Unbeaten as Vachier-Lagrave Takes Second10 November
Group standings
| Player | Games | W–D–L | Points | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Firouzja | 10 | 3–6–1 | 15 | 1 |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 10 | 3–5–2 | 14 | 2 |
| Jorden Van Foreest | 10 | 4–2–4 | 14 | 3 |
| Levon Aronian | 10 | 1–8–1 | 11 | 4 |
| Andrew Hong | 10 | 2–5–3 | 11 | 5 |
| Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 10 | 1–6–3 | 9 | 6 |
| Player | Games | W–D–L | Points | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano Caruana | 10 | 4–5–1 | 17 | 1 |
| Quang Liem Le | 10 | 2–8–0 | 14 | 2 |
| Richard Rapport | 10 | 1–8–1 | 11 | 3 |
| Vincent Keymer | 10 | 1–7–2 | 10 | 4 |
| Vladislav Artemiev | 10 | 1–7–2 | 10 | 5 |
| Praggnanandhaa R | 10 | 0–7–3 | 7 | 6 |
| Player | Games | W–D–L | Points | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anish Giri | 10 | 3–6–1 | 15 | 1 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | 10 | 2–7–1 | 13 | 2 |
| Haik M. Martirosyan | 10 | 3–4–3 | 13 | 3 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 10 | 1–8–1 | 11 | 4 |
| Magnus Carlsen | 10 | 0–9–1 | 9 | 5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 10 | 0–8–2 | 8 | 6 |
| Player | Games | W–D–L | Points | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 10 | 4–5–1 | 17 | 1 |
| Erigaisi Arjun | 10 | 4–4–2 | 16 | 2 |
| Hans Moke Niemann | 10 | 4–4–2 | 16 | 3 |
| Wesley So | 10 | 3–4–3 | 13 | 4 |
| Bibisara Assaubayeva | 10 | 2–4–4 | 10 | 5 |
| Rameshbabu Vaishali | 10 | 2–1–7 | 7 | 6 |
A win scores 3 points and a draw 1, and ties are broken by the blitz tiebreak. Every player goes on to a knockout bracket by group place: the four group winners play bracket 1 for the title.
How to watch
The games are shown live on six channels. The official broadcast is presented by Anna Rudolf, Fiona Steil-Antoni, David Howell and Jovanka Houska, with Anna Rudolf reporting from the venue. Levy Rozman (GothamChess) hosts a daily highlights show with player interviews and the key moments.
- Total Chess, the official stream on YouTube
- Chess.com, the event page
- DAZN, the competition page
- TV 2, TV 2 Play in Norway
- NDTV, YouTube in India
- ChessBase India, its YouTube channel
On this page you can follow every board as it is played and replay each game with every move graded by Stockfish.
Schedule
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 110 November at 18:00
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 210 November at 18:21
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 310 November at 18:41
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 410 November at 19:02
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 510 November at 19:19
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 610 November at 19:49
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 710 November at 20:06
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 810 November at 20:25
- Blitz Tiebreak, Round 910 November at 20:42
- Group Stage, Round 111 November at 15:00
- Group Stage, Round 211 November at 18:30
- Group Stage, Round 312 November at 15:00
- Group Stage, Round 412 November at 18:30
- Group Stage, Round 513 November at 15:00
- Group Stage, Round 613 November at 18:30
- Group Stage, Round 714 November at 15:00
- Group Stage, Round 814 November at 18:30
- Group Stage, Round 915 November at 15:00
- Group Stage, Round 1015 November at 18:30
- Semifinals, Game 1 | Blitz17 November at 15:00
- Semifinals, Game 2 | Blitz17 November at 15:15
- Semifinals, Game 3 | Blitz17 November at 15:30
- Semifinals, Game 4 | Blitz17 November at 15:45
- Semifinals, Game 5 | Rapid17 November at 16:15
- Semifinals, Game 6 | Rapid17 November at 17:30
- Semifinals, Game 7 | Fast Classic17 November at 18:45
- Semifinals, Game 8 | Blitz18 November at 15:00
- Semifinals, Game 9 | Blitz18 November at 15:15
- Semifinals, Game 10 | Blitz18 November at 15:30
- Semifinals, Game 11 | Blitz18 November at 15:45
- Semifinals, Game 12 | Rapid18 November at 16:15
- Semifinals, Game 13 | Rapid18 November at 17:30
- Semifinals, Game 14 | Fast Classic18 November at 18:45
- Semifinals, Armageddon18 November at 20:00
- Finals, Armageddon18 November at 20:00
- Finals, Game 1 | Blitz19 November at 15:00
- Finals, Game 2 | Blitz19 November at 15:15
- Finals, Game 3 | Blitz19 November at 15:30
- Finals, Game 4 | Blitz19 November at 15:45
- Finals, Game 5 | Rapid19 November at 16:15
- Finals, Game 6 | Rapid19 November at 17:30
- Finals, Game 7 | Fast Classic19 November at 18:45
- Finals, Game 8 | Blitz20 November at 15:00
- Finals, Game 9 | Blitz20 November at 15:15
- Finals, Game 10 | Blitz20 November at 15:30
- Finals, Game 11 | Blitz20 November at 15:45
- Finals, Game 12 | Rapid20 November at 16:15
- Finals, Game 13 | Rapid20 November at 17:30
- Finals, Game 14 | Fast Classic20 November at 18:45
Times are Budapest time. The knockout rounds appear once their pairings are published.
About the event
The Total Chess World Championship is a new FIDE-approved event run by Norway Chess. It combines classical, rapid and blitz chess, and its winner is crowned the FIDE World Combined Champion. This first edition is a pilot played at the Anantara New York Palace in Budapest from 10 to 21 November 2026. The full tour starts in March 2027.
The 24 players are split into four groups of six. Each group plays a double round robin at 45 minutes plus 30 seconds a move, with 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. A nine-round blitz event played on the first day breaks ties. Every player then goes into a four-player knockout bracket by group finish, and the group winners play for the title. Knockout matches mix blitz, rapid and classical games, with Armageddon if the match is tied.
Games come from the official broadcast via Lichess, and every move is graded by Stockfish. The page refreshes every 30 seconds.