FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

🔄 Tournament Structure

• Format: Double Round-Robin system (each player faces every opponent twice, once with White and once with Black) across 14 rounds.

⏱️ Time Control

• Initial Phase: 120 minutes allotted for the first 40 moves.

• Secondary Phase: 30 minutes added for the remainder of the game after move 40.

• Increment: A 30-second increment per move is applied, starting strictly from move 41.

⚔️ Tiebreak Regulations

• Playoff Trigger: If two or more players are tied for first place at the conclusion of all 14 rounds, a tiebreak will be triggered.

• Format: A Rapid and Blitz playoff will be played immediately to determine the ultimate tournament winner.