Tournaments

2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals

2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals · Finals

WinnerGMPraggnanandhaa RBeat Fabiano Caruana in the final
Dates
22–27 Aug 2026
Location
Saint Louis, USA
Format
4-player Knockout
About this event
Game Type Time Control Win Draw Loss
Classical 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move from move 1 6 3 0
Rapid 25 min + 10 sec/move 4 2 0
Blitz 5 min + 2 sec/move 2 1 0
Blitz Bonus Match (if both Classical games are drawn) 5+2, played until a player wins 2 0 0
Rapid Playoff (tie in match) 2-game mini-match, 8 min + 3 sec/move - - -
Armageddon (if still tied) White: 5 min, Black: 4 min, +2 sec from move 61 - - -

Semifinals

Finals

Semifinals
GMVincent Keymer27673½
GMPraggnanandhaa R27504½

Praggnanandhaa R won 4½–3½

Games
G1GMV. KeymervsGMPragg.½–½G2GMPragg.vsGMV. Keymer1–0G3GMPragg.vsGMV. Keymer1–0G4GMV. KeymervsGMPragg.0–1G5GMPragg.vsGMV. Keymer1–0G6GMV. KeymervsGMPragg.1–0G7GMPragg.vsGMV. Keymer0–1G8GMV. KeymervsGMPragg.1–0
Semifinals
GMWesley So27653
GMFabiano Caruana27926

Fabiano Caruana won 6–3

Games
G1GMW. SovsGMF. Caruana½–½G2GMF. CaruanavsGMW. So½–½G3GMF. CaruanavsGMW. So1–0G4GMF. CaruanavsGMW. So½–½G5GMW. SovsGMF. Caruana½–½G6GMF. CaruanavsGMW. So1–0G7GMW. SovsGMF. Caruana½–½G8GMF. CaruanavsGMW. So1–0G9GMW. SovsGMF. Caruana½–½
Finals
GMFabiano Caruana27923½
GMPraggnanandhaa R27504½

Praggnanandhaa R won 4½–3½

Games
G1GMF. CaruanavsGMPragg.1–0G2GMPragg.vsGMF. Caruana½–½G3GMPragg.vsGMF. Caruana1–0G4GMF. CaruanavsGMPragg.0–1G5GMPragg.vsGMF. Caruana½–½G6GMF. CaruanavsGMPragg.1–0G7GMPragg.vsGMF. Caruana1–0G8GMF. CaruanavsGMPragg.½–½
Finals · Third place
GMVincent Keymer27673
GMWesley So27656

Wesley So won 6–3

Games
G1GMV. KeymervsGMW. So½–½G2GMW. SovsGMV. Keymer½–½G3GMW. SovsGMV. Keymer0–1G4GMW. SovsGMV. Keymer1–0G5GMV. KeymervsGMW. So1–0G6GMW. SovsGMV. Keymer1–0G7GMV. KeymervsGMW. So0–1G8GMW. SovsGMV. Keymer1–0G9GMV. KeymervsGMW. So0–1