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

Описание: 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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