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Total Chess Pilot: Chess's Latest Experiment with a World Title

The pilot uses 24 players and a fast classical format to test a four-event tour that aims to crown chess’s most complete player.

Summary by Hindustan Times
A new Total Chess Pilot tournament begins in Budapest ahead of the FIDE World Championship, combining fast classical, rapid and blitz chess. 

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Magnus Carlsen chooses to crown himself as the first total champion, while Indian Gukesh and Uzbek fight for the second

·Barcelona, Spain
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One of the leading chess players of the Armenian national team, Hayk Martirosyan, will participate in the trial tournament of the new format of the “Total Chess World Championship Tour”, which will be held from November 10 to 20 in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. 24 of the strongest representatives of world chess have been invited to the prestigious tournament with a prize fund of 650 thousand US dollars. The official list published by the orga…

The Total Chess World Championship starts in Hungary on Tuesday. Magnus Carlsen and Richárd Rapport are also in the field.

·Budapest, Hungary
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El Periódico broke the news in Barcelona, Spain on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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