FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

🏆 Double round robin ⏱ 120/40, 30+30 💰 $818,000

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The Candidates Tournament in chess is a prestigious event that determines the challenger who will face the current World Chess Champion for the title.

"Winning the Candidates is almost certainly harder than winning a World Championship" — Hikaru Nakamura

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"Fabiano wasn’t in his best form even before the Candidates... After two losses in a row, he had no clear chances for first place" — Wei Yi

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FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

"Winning the Candidates is almost certainly harder than winning a World Championship" — Hikaru Nakamura

"Fabiano wasn’t in his best form even before the Candidates... After two losses in a row, he had no clear chances for first place" — Wei Yi

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