Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 was a 24-player blitz Swiss in Budapest, Hungary, 10 Nov 2026. Won by Carlsen with 7/9 (2923 performance). Vaishali (2345) was the breakout, performing at 2623 and gaining 27 rating points. Last updated 10 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC.

Dates: 10 Nov
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 3 min + 2 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMCarlsen, MagnusNOR	2860	7	2923	+7
2	GMVachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA	2734	6½	2898	+20
3	GMAronian, LevonUSA	2714	6	2847	+16
4	GMFirouzja, AlirezaFRA	2797	5½	2758	−4
5	GMErigaisi ArjunIND	2766	5½	2773	+3
6	GMCaruana, FabianoUSA	2738	5½	2750	+2
7	GMNiemann, Hans MokeUSA	2711	5½	2777	+9
8	GMRapport, RichardHUN	2616	5½	2745	+16
9	GMNepomniachtchi, IanRUS	2765	5	2767
10	GMGiri, AnishNED	2636	5	2717	+10
11	GMSo, WesleyUSA	2745	4½	2601	−16
12	GMPraggnanandhaa RIND	2712	4½	2637	−8
13	GMDuda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL	2704	4½	2666	−4
14	GMMartirosyan, Haik M.ARM	2686	4½	2681
15	GMKeymer, VincentGER	2628	4½	2714	+11
16	GMArtemiev, VladislavRUS	2712	4	2604	−12
17	GMLe, Quang LiemVIE	2675	4	2608	−8
18	GMMishra, AbhimanyuUSA	2541	4	2628	+10
19	GMVaishali, RameshbabuIND	2345	4	2623	+27
20	GMMamedyarov, ShakhriyarAZE	2612	3½	2604	−1
21	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2537	3½	2550	+1
22	GMAbdusattorov, NodirbekUZB	2819	2½	2461	−41
23	GMVan Foreest, JordenNED	2659	2½	2479	−21
24	GMAssaubayeva, BibisaraKAZ	2424	½	2205	−16

Results

Round 910 Nov, 19:42