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This week the chess world learned about the creation of the new Total Chess World Championship format. Norway Chess will launch the New World Championship format in 2026, approved by FIDE, and titled Total World Chess Championship. It will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three disciplines – Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz chess. See what is Fast Classic here

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world’s number-two ranked chess player, continues his quest for the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament by participating in yet another tournament. This time Nakamura appeared in Canada, where he added 6 more games to his game tally. Chessdom continues to follow Nakamura’s road to Candidates.

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

The Campeonatos Estaduais RPD & BLZ – ABS & FEM RJ 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 19 in Tijuca, Brazil. This tournament has 4 sections – Feminino Blitz, Feminino Rapido, Absoluto Blitz, and Absoluto Rapido. The Absoluto Blitz section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move.

The Campeonatos Estaduais RPD & BLZ – ABS & FEM RJ 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 19 in Tijuca, Brazil. This tournament has 4 sections – Feminino Blitz, Feminino Rapido, Absoluto Blitz, and Absoluto Rapido. The Absoluto Rapido section is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 15 min + 5 sec/move.

The Campeonatos Estaduais RPD & BLZ – ABS & FEM RJ 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 19 in Tijuca, Brazil. This tournament has 4 sections – Feminino Blitz, Feminino Rapido, Absoluto Blitz, and Absoluto Rapido. The Feminino Rapido section is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 15 min + 5 sec/move.

The Campeonatos Estaduais RPD & BLZ – ABS & FEM RJ 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 19 in Tijuca, Brazil. This tournament has 4 sections – Feminino Blitz, Feminino Rapido, Absoluto Blitz, and Absoluto Rapido. The Feminino Blitz section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move.

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.