Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 · Blitz Tiebreak

WinnerGMMagnus CarlsenFinished first on 7/9

Dates: 10–15 Nov 2026
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 3+2

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	1/1
1	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	1/1
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	1/1
1	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	1/1
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	1/1
1	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	1/1
1	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	1/1
1	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	1/1
9	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	½/1
9	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	½/1
9	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	½/1
9	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	½/1
9	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	½/1
9	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	½/1
9	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	½/1
9	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	½/1
17	GMWesley So	2745	–	0/1
17	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	0/1
17	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	0/1
17	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	0/1
17	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	0/1
17	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	0/1
17	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	0/1
17	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	2/2
1	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	2/2
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	2/2
1	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	2/2
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	1½/2
5	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	1½/2
7	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	1/2
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	1/2
7	GMWesley So	2745	–	1/2
7	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	1/2
7	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	1/2
7	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	1/2
7	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	1/2
7	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	1/2
7	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	1/2
7	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	1/2
7	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	1/2
7	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	1/2
19	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	½/2
19	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	½/2
21	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	0/2
21	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	0/2
21	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	0/2
21	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	2½/3
1	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	2½/3
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	2½/3
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	2½/3
1	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	2½/3
6	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	2/3
6	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	2/3
6	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	2/3
6	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	2/3
10	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	1½/3
10	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	1½/3
10	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	1½/3
10	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	1½/3
10	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	1½/3
10	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	1½/3
16	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	1/3
16	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	1/3
16	GMWesley So	2745	–	1/3
16	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	1/3
16	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	1/3
16	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	1/3
22	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	½/3
23	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	0/3
23	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	3½/4
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	3½/4
3	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	3/4
4	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	2½/4
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	2½/4
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	2½/4
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	2½/4
4	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	2½/4
4	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	2½/4
4	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	2½/4
4	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	2½/4
12	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	2/4
12	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	2/4
12	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	2/4
12	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	2/4
16	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	1½/4
16	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	1½/4
16	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	1½/4
16	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	1½/4
20	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	1/4
20	GMWesley So	2745	–	1/4
20	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	1/4
20	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	1/4
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	4½/5
2	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	4/5
3	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	3½/5
4	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	3/5
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	3/5
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	3/5
4	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	3/5
4	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	3/5
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	3/5
4	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	3/5
4	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	3/5
12	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	2½/5
12	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	2½/5
12	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	2½/5
12	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	2½/5
16	GMWesley So	2745	–	2/5
16	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	2/5
16	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	2/5
16	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	2/5
16	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	2/5
21	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	1½/5
21	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	1½/5
23	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	1/5
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	5/6
2	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	4½/6
2	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	4½/6
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	4/6
4	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	4/6
6	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	3½/6
6	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	3½/6
6	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	3½/6
6	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	3½/6
6	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	3½/6
11	GMWesley So	2745	–	3/6
11	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	3/6
11	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	3/6
11	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	3/6
11	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	3/6
11	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	3/6
17	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	2½/6
17	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	2½/6
19	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	2/6
19	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	2/6
19	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	2/6
19	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	2/6
23	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	1½/6
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/6

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	5½/7
2	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	5/7
3	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	4½/7
3	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	4½/7
3	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	4½/7
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	4½/7
3	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	4½/7
3	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	4½/7
9	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	4/7
10	GMWesley So	2745	–	3½/7
10	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	3½/7
10	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	3½/7
10	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	3½/7
10	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	3½/7
10	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	3½/7
10	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	3½/7
17	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	3/7
17	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	3/7
19	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	2½/7
19	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	2½/7
19	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	2½/7
19	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	2½/7
23	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	2/7
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/7

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	–	6/8
1	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	–	6/8
3	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	–	5½/8
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	–	5/8
4	GMLevon Aronian	2714	–	5/8
4	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	–	5/8
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	–	4½/8
7	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	–	4½/8
7	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	–	4½/8
7	GMVincent Keymer	2628	–	4½/8
7	GMRichard Rapport	2616	–	4½/8
12	GMWesley So	2745	–	4/8
12	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	–	4/8
12	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	–	4/8
12	GMAnish Giri	2636	–	4/8
12	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	–	4/8
17	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	–	3½/8
17	GMAndrew Hong	2537	–	3½/8
17	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	–	3½/8
20	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	–	3/8
21	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	–	2½/8
21	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	–	2½/8
21	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	–	2½/8
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	–	0/8

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMMagnus Carlsen	2860	2923	7/9
2	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2734	2898	6½/9
3	GMLevon Aronian	2714	2847	6/9
4	GMAlireza Firouzja	2797	2758	5½/9
5	GMArjun Erigaisi	2766	2773	5½/9
6	GMFabiano Caruana	2738	2750	5½/9
7	GMHans Moke Niemann	2711	2777	5½/9
8	GMRichard Rapport	2616	2745	5½/9
9	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2765	2767	5/9
10	GMAnish Giri	2636	2717	5/9
11	GMWesley So	2745	2601	4½/9
12	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2712	2637	4½/9
13	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2704	2666	4½/9
14	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2686	2681	4½/9
15	GMVincent Keymer	2628	2714	4½/9
16	GMVladislav Artemiev	2712	2604	4/9
17	GMLe Quang Liem	2675	2608	4/9
18	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2541	2628	4/9
19	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2345	2623	4/9
20	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2612	2604	3½/9
21	GMAndrew Hong	2537	2550	3½/9
22	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2819	2461	2½/9
23	GMJorden van Foreest	2659	2479	2½/9
24	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2424	2205	½/9

Crosstable

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts
1	Carlsen	113b	18w	½2b	15w	½9b	110w	½7b	½3w	114b	7
2	MVL	120w	115b	½1w	19b	116w	05b	½6w	14b	½7w	6.5
3	Aronian	½18b	½22w	010b	111w	115w	½4b	116w	½1b	15b	6
4	Firouzja	½17b	½10w	07b	18w	113b	½3w	114b	02w	115b	5.5
5	Erigaisi	123w	112b	½16w	01b	119w	12w	09b	16b	03w	5.5
6	Caruana	08b	124w	½13b	114w	½7b	115w	½2b	05w	19b	5.5
7	Niemann	019w	120b	14w	½16b	½6w	112b	½1w	½9w	½2b	5.5
8	Rapport	16w	01b	½12w	04b	121w	½19b	118w	½11b	116w	5.5
9	Nepo.	½10b	117w	114b	02w	½1w	½16b	15w	½7b	06w	5
10	Giri	½9w	½4b	13w	½15b	½12w	01b	½19w	½16b	118w	5
11	So	015w	123b	019w	03b	124w	120b	½12w	½8w	½13b	4.5
12	Pragg.	124b	05w	½8b	117w	½10b	07w	½11b	015w	121b	4.5
13	Duda	01w	121b	½6w	½19b	04w	018b	120w	122b	½11w	4.5
14	Martirosyan	½22b	118w	09w	06b	120w	123b	04w	119b	01w	4.5
15	Keymer	111b	02w	122b	½10w	03b	06b	121w	112b	04w	4.5
16	Artemiev	121w	119b	½5b	½7w	02b	½9w	03b	½10w	08b	4
17	Le	½4w	09b	118w	012b	023w	021b	124w	½20b	122w	4
18	Mishra	½3w	014b	017b	½21w	122b	113w	08b	123w	010b	4
19	Vaishali	17b	016w	111b	½13w	05b	½8w	½10b	014w	½24b	4
20	Mamedyarov	02b	07w	124b	122w	014b	011w	013b	½17w	123b	3.5
21	Hong	016b	013w	123w	½18b	08b	117w	015b	124b	012w	3.5
22	Nodirbek	½14w	½3b	015w	020b	018w	124b	½23w	013w	017b	2.5
23	van Foreest	05b	011w	021b	124w	117b	014w	½22b	018b	020w	2.5
24	Assaubayeva	012w	06b	020w	023b	011b	022w	017b	021w	½19w	0.5

Round 9 · 10 Nov

GMMVL2734vsGMNiemann2711½–½ GMErigaisi2766vsGMAronian27140–1 GMNepo.2765vsGMCaruana27380–1 GMMartirosyan2686vsGMCarlsen28600–1 GMKeymer2628vsGMFirouzja27970–1 GMRapport2616vsGMArtemiev27121–0 GMDuda2704vsGMSo2745½–½ GMGiri2636vsGMMishra25411–0 GMHong2537vsGMPragg.27120–1 GMAssaubayeva2424vsGMVaishali2345½–½ GMLe2675vsGMNodirbek28191–0 GMvan Foreest2659vsGMMamedyarov26120–1

Top 12 boards from each round.

FavouriteAlireza Firouzja30%to win · Wins group 83% · 26.1 pts

Second favouriteFabiano Caruana23%to win · Wins group 91% · 29.2 pts

Dark horse · seed 6Magnus Carlsen13%to win · Wins group 23% · 18.4 pts

#	Player	Luft	Win	Group	Pts
1	GMAlireza Firouzja	2836	30%	83%	26.1
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2799	23%	91%	29.2
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2717	15%	57%	24.9
4	GMMagnus Carlsen	2786	13%	23%	18.4
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2730	6%	35%	19.8
6	GMHans Moke Niemann	2676	5%	37%	24.2
7	GMLevon Aronian	2748	2%	5%	18.2
8	GMArjun Erigaisi	2745	2%	5%	20.2
9	GMAnish Giri	2762	1%	17%	18.5
10	GMJan-Krzysztof Duda	2746	1%	11%	21.1
11	GMHaik M. Martirosyan	2678	1%	19%	18.7
12	GMLe Quang Liem	2762	<1%	9%	23.0
13	GMAbhimanyu Mishra	2673	<1%	1%	13.6
14	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2798	<1%	1%	17.6
15	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov	2697	<1%	5%	16.7
16	GMWesley So	2793	<1%	<1%	16.3
17	GMBibisara Assaubayeva	2605	0%	1%	16.9
18	GMJorden van Foreest	2712	0%	<1%	15.4
19	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2788	0%	0%	13.7
20	GMVincent Keymer	2757	0%	0%	13.9
21	GMRichard Rapport	2680	0%	0%	13.0
22	GMVladislav Artemiev	2653	0%	0%	12.8
23	GMAndrew Hong	2629	0%	0%	11.5
24	GMRameshbabu Vaishali	2449	0%	0%	5.8

The groups' 2 rounds left, played (3 for a win, 1 a draw), and the group winners' knockout played out 4,000 times on Luft ratings, at each stage's time controls and points.

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