The Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals begin tomorrow at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. The event runs from August 22 to 27, and first matches start at 5:00 PM UTC. The tournament features 4 players from 3 countries.

Pairings for the Semifinals:

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R - 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer

🇺🇸 Wesley So - 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana

The event features a 4-player Single Elimination system. Matches consist of two Classical games, two Rapid games and four Blitz games. Classical games feature a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game. Rapid and Blitz games feature a 25+10 and 5+2 time controls respectively.

The Grand Chess Tour is an annual circuit of international tournaments, featuring Classical, Rapid, and Blitz formats. The GCT 2026 Finals is the 6th and last event in the tour. The 2025 edition of the tournament was won by Fabiano Caruana.

Credit: Lennart Ootes