FIDE has launched early-bird ticket sales for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Special pricing is available for a limited time until February 1.

Multi-day discounts apply for bookings of two, three, or four-plus days using promo codes at checkout. Ticket availability is limited by venue capacity, and prices will rise after the early-bird period. Individual tickets for selected days will cost €40 - €60 for a Standard ticket and €190 - €240 for a VIP ticket. A Standard Full Event Pass is priced at €400, with the VIP version at €2,000.

The full list of Candidates Tournament 2026 participants is:

• Hikaru Nakamura
• Fabiano Caruana
• Anish Giri
• Javokhir Sindarov
• Wei Yi
• Andrey Esipenko
• Rameshbabu Praggnanandha
• Matthias Bluebaum

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 will decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The event runs from March 28 to April 16, 2026, at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus.

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