Format

• The Play-in is open to all grandmasters.
• Play-in consists of a nine-round Swiss and a “Match Play” stage.
• The time control is 10+2.
• The top-ranked players from the Swiss advance to the Match Play stage.
• The top four players in the Swiss pick their opponents for Match Play one by one from the players placed between fifth and eighth.
• The pairings for the remaining Match Play are determined by the final rankings of players in the Swiss round.
• Two games make up each match in Match Play.
• A bidding armageddon game with a 10-minute base time breaks Match Play ties.
• After the Match Play, players move on to the Knockout stage, where they are placed in one of three divisions depending on their performance.

Players

156 players are participating in the event, including Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Rauf Mamedov, Levon Aronian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov,…

Links

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• Champions Chess Tour