{"id":13725,"date":"2025-10-15T09:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/?page_id=13725"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:00:51","slug":"the-format","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/the-format\/","title":{"rendered":"The Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1203\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1203\">How It Works<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"360\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Total Chess World Championship Tour is designed to crown the player who best masters three chess disciplines \u2014 <strong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"346\">Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz<\/strong> \u2014 combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"567\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each season features a global series of tournaments with 24 elite players per tournament at location 1, 2 and 3, competing across various cities. Only the four best advance to the fourth and final tournament to determine one ultimate titleholder: the FIDE World Combined Champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch our short <strong>animation video<\/strong> that explains the structure of the Total Chess World Championship Tour:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total Chess World Championship Tour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cc1FyjQ65tQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1194\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below, you can read more about the <strong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"659\">format, qualification process, and titles &amp; honors<\/strong> that define this world championship. The exact scoring system is still under development, and we plan to announce it in Q1 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>At a Glance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>World first: <\/strong>A single, FIDE-recognized World Championship that unifies\u00a0Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz\u00a0into one complete test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Global field:<\/strong>24 elite players per tournament at location 1, 2 and 3, competing across various cities. Only the four best advance to the fourth and final tournament.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Milestone year: <\/strong>2027 marks the official launch of Total Chess World Championship Tour.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Qualification to enter the tour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To ensure a competitive and representative field, FIDE and Total Chess have established a set of qualification pathways. These criteria balance results from existing FIDE championships, global rating performance, and places earned through the FIDE Circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a target=_blank href=\"#\" class=\"button\"\n     style=\"background-color: #fff; border: 2px solid #111; text-decoration:none;\"\n\n    >Read more about qualification<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Competition Format<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Three disciplines, one title: <\/strong>Performance in\u00a0Fast Classic,\u00a0Rapid, and\u00a0Blitz\u00a0is aggregated to determine advancement and final standings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Progressive elimination: <\/strong>Players compete through staged events across multiple locations. Cumulative results decide who moves on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Armageddon:<\/strong> Armageddon will be used for play-offs and will not be rated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Titles &amp; Honors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Golden Knights: <\/strong>Awarded to\u00a0location winners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Golden Rook:<\/strong>Awarded to the player with the highest tour points.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Golden King: <\/strong>Awarded to the\u00a0ultimate victor\u00a0of the Total Chess World Championship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pathway:<\/strong> The event includes\u00a0Candidates qualification<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4445\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Want to know more about how the Total Chess World Championship Tour works?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4445\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We\u2019ve gathered the most common questions and answers \u2014 in one place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4445\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/questions-answers\/\" class=\"button\"\n     style=\"background-color: #fff; border: 2px solid #111; text-decoration:none;\"\n\n    >Questions &amp; Answers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How It Works The Total Chess World Championship Tour is designed to crown the player who best masters three chess disciplines \u2014 Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz \u2014 combined. 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