Скачать или смотреть ARJUN vs SINDAROV | CARLSEN vs NODIRBEK | FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026

Skill over opening preparation. The world's top players battle for the title of FIDE Freestyle Chess World Champion.

Freestyle Chess is another name for Chess960, a chess variant where the pieces start in a semi-random position. Because the starting position is different in each game, players can’t memorize openings and must rely purely on their wits.

Event links: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fid...

February 13: Round-robin stage
Eight players compete in a round-robin, with the top four advancing to the semifinals of the knockout stage
Each player contests one game against every other player
Time control: 10+5
Top four players advance to the semifinals
Fifth through eighth-place finishers play tiebreak matches during the knockout stage

February 14-15: Knockout stage
The top four players from the round-robin compete for the title, while the other players compete to finish between fifth and eighth
Matches consist of four games
Time control: 25+10

Players in the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026
Magnus Carlsen
Arjun Erigaisi
Vincent Keymer
Fabiano Caruana
Hans Moke Niemann
Javokhir Sindarov
Levon Aronian
Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Games begin at 7:30 pm IST

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