Chess-Norway Tour Gets Approval for Combined World Title
The tour combines classical, rapid, and blitz formats with at least $750,000 prize money per event and a $450,000 final prize, aiming for a long-term partnership.
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FIDE partners with Norway Chess, announces tour to find World Combined Champion; Next move: Magnus Carlsen
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Norway Chess launches new World Championship, approved by FIDE
The initiative comes from the organizers of the prestigious Norway Chess tournament, and the official World Championship status agreement was signed with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in early October. The vision of the Total Chess World Championship Tour is to find the player who best masters the disciplines Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz combined. Fast Classic is an innovation of classical chess, featuring a time limit as short as 4…
FIDE and Norway Chess launch Total Chess World Championship Tour
The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three disciplines - Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz chess.
FIDE officially announces a new era of chess, by approving the Total Chess World Championship Tour tournament system.
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