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Jacob Aagaard about Total Chess World Championship, “Hopefully this is the end of the rating spot for 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.

Magnus Carlsen, “Total Chess World Championship seems like a well-thought-out step”

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.

Hikaru Nakamura, “I was invited to Norway Chess 2026”

Norway Chess launches New World Championship format in 2026 – the Total Chess World Championship. The event will be a tour played in three time controls – fast classical, rapid, and blitz. The winner of the tour will be the holder of the newly created Total World Champion title by the organizers of Norway Chess 2026 and FIDE. Additionally, the event will award two spots to the Candidates tournament.

Hikaru Nakamura: Interplanetary Galactic Total World Chess Championship

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.

Hoogeveen 2025 – Crown Group LIVE

The Hoogeveen 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 25 in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands. This tournament has 2 sections – Open and Crown Group. The Crown Group section is a 4-player double round-robin tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Netherlands, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Hoogeveen 2025 – Open LIVE

The Hoogeveen 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 25 in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands. This tournament has 2 sections – Open and Crown Group. The Open section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Netherlands, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Anish Giri, “Very messy”

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.

Hans Niemann, “There has never been a better time to be a chess professional, kudos to FIDE”

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.

Brian Karen: “There are tours within tours, finals after finals, and some “Grand” something every other week”

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.

Two players from the Total World Chess Championship qualify for 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.

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