World Chess Championship 2026

World Chess Championship 2026 – If this player is the fide world champion as of january 1st, 2025 or has already qualified for the fide Resignation in a draw position. The candidates tournament is a tournament between eight players who qualified through various qualification paths. 2026 world cadet & youth rapid and.

The format of candidates tournament is double round robin. 2026 dates and host city to be announced. 1 bid is for the 2026 world cup u8, u10, u12 + 2026 world chess championships u8, u10, u12. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the playoff determines the winner.

World Chess Championship 2026

The changes aim to improve the competitive landscape, encourage player participation and ensure fair representation of the top contenders. It will be played between the defending champion gukesh dommaraju and a challenger, who will be the winner of the candidates tournament 2026. There are 7 competitions open for bidding:

Becomes the challenger for the chess crown. Winner of the 2026 candidates tournament. 2026 (including at least 15 games in any of the 6 consecutive rating lists).

1 bid is for the 2026 world youth u7, u9, u11, u13, u15, u17 championships. The world championship match consists of 14 games. Fide world chess championship 2026 will be played between.

The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the match, and no further games are played. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the match, and no further games are played. 2026 dates and host city to be announced.