Total Chess Pilot 2026 (Games and Results)
Total Chess Pilot 2026
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 10th November 2026
The Total Chess Pilot tournament takes place in Budapest Tue 10th Nov to Sat 21st Nov 2026. Three stages. A preliminary blitz, group stages and then a final knockout stage. Games will take place across a multiplicity of time controls and weighted results. (Blitz: 3 min + 2 sec per move, starting from move 1 Rapid: 15 min + 10 sec per move, starting from move 1 Fast Classic: 45 min + 30 sec per move, starting from move 1)
Players: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Alireza Firouzja, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Quang Liem Le, Richard Rapport, Levon Aronian, Hans Moke Niemann, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jorden van Foreest, Haik M. Martirosyan, Vladislav Artemiev, Abhimanyu Mishra, Andrew Hong, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Rameshbabu Vaishali.
Total Chess Pilot 2026 (Budapest HUN)
Tue 10th Nov 2026 - Sat 21st Nov 2026 -
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Total Chess Pilot Blitz (9 Rds Swiss TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games | Live Blitz
Total Chess Pilot GpA (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpB (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpC (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpD (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot KO (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv TC:45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot Blitz (9 Rds Swiss TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
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| Total Chess Pilot Blitz Budapest HUN Tue 10th Nov 2026 Leading Round 1 Standings: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Gms | + | = | - | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | Wins |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | USA | 2783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | GM | UZB | 2772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | So, Wesley | GM | USA | 2771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Praggnanandhaa R | GM | IND | 2763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Keymer, Vincent | GM | GER | 2761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | FRA | 2757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Giri, Anish | GM | NED | 2747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | IND | 2746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | GM | POL | 2741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Le, Quang Liem | GM | VIE | 2732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Aronian, Levon | GM | USA | 2719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | GM | RUS | 2719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Rapport, Richard | GM | HUN | 2718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Van Foreest, Jorden | GM | NED | 2715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | GM | FRA | 2707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Niemann, Hans Moke | GM | USA | 2697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Martirosyan, Haik M. | GM | ARM | 2669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Artemiev, Vladislav | GM | RUS | 2653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | GM | USA | 2644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hong, Andrew | GM | USA | 2609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | GM | KAZ | 2532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | GM | IND | 2452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 players | ||||||||||||
| Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | * | Martirosyan, Haik M. | |
| Le, Quang Liem | * | Firouzja, Alireza | |
| Erigaisi Arjun | * | Van Foreest, Jorden | |
| Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | * | Carlsen, Magnus | |
| Giri, Anish | * | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | |
| So, Wesley | * | Keymer, Vincent | |
| Rapport, Richard | * | Caruana, Fabiano | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | * | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | * | Aronian, Levon | |
| Artemiev, Vladislav | * | Hong, Andrew | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | * | Praggnanandhaa R | |
| Niemann, Hans Moke | * | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | |
Total Chess Pilot GpA (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpB (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpC (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot GpD (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 45m+30spm)
Total Chess Pilot KO (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv TC: 45m+30spm)
TWIC is 32. First issue 17th September 1994.


