Chess Olympiad 2026

Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1.

Match Points: Win = 2, Draw = 1, Loss = 0.

Tiebreakers (in order):

1. Match Points

2. Sonneborn-Berger (Increased Scores): Sum of game points scored against each opponent multiplied by that opponent's match points (excluding the lowest-scoring opponent).

3. Total Game Points

4. Buchholz: Sum of all opponents' match points (excluding the lowest).