Norway Chess

♟️ The world's strongest chess tournament since 2013
🏆 2026 Champions: 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R & 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

What if there were a World Chess Champion across all time controls? 🤔
Fast Classic. Rapid. Blitz.

That is what we imagined, and we are making it a reality. ♟️

Introducing the Total Chess World Championship Tour, a new FIDE-recognised series that will crown the FIDE World Combined Champion.

🌍 4 events across the globe, starting in 2027
🔥 3 tournaments - 24 players in each. 4 fight in the finals.
🎯 A qualification path for the FIDE Candidates
💰 Minimum prize fund of USD 2.7M per tour

For the first time, all formats, one crown. Tell us what you think in the comments 👇🏼

🔗 More info: https://t.co/ZgWCFbxgeC

ℹ️ A one-tournament pilot will kick off in fall 2026 to test the new format.

#TotalChessTour #NorwayChess #FIDE @FIDE_chess

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

Calculating in chess - level: GRANDMASTER
Predicting the World Cup winner - level: BEGINNER 😅

Had you predicted Spain? 🇪🇸⚽️

#FIFAWorldCup #NorwayChess

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

♟ A new era in elite chess begins this November as 🇭🇺 Budapest hosts the official pilot of the FIDE-approved Total Chess (@TotalChess) World Championship Tour, a ground-breaking global championship created by Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) that aims to redefine how the world’s best players compete – and how fans experience the sport.

From 10–21 November 2026, the world’s elite men and women including World No.1 Magnus Carlsen will battle at Budapest’s iconic Anantara New York Palace Hotel across Blitz, Rapid and Fast Classic to determine chess’s most complete player.

The Budapest event will serve as the official pilot of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, delivering the same championship format, regulations and prize structure that will define the inaugural global season beginning in March 2027, when multiple tournaments across international host cities will culminate in the crowning of the FIDE World Combined Champion.

Read more: https://t.co/QYF5sl0h80

#TotalChess

[Total Chess @TotalChess]

Where chess history meets its future: Budapest will host the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot ♟️🇭🇺

The Anantara New York Palace Hotel, home to the legendary New York Café, a literary landmark since 1894, will host the Pilot, November 10-21.

ℹ The Total Chess World Championship Tour will test the players across Blitz, Rapid and Fast Classic, and will crown the FIDE World Combined Champion.

♟️ The Budapest event will serve as the official pilot of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, testing the format and regulations that will define the inaugural global season beginning in March 2027.

Read more 👇
https://t.co/OHOizt4vpr

#TotalChess - Founded by Norway Chess | Approved by FIDE

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Happy International Chess Day ♟️

In chess, help isn't allowed. That's the beauty of the game. Just two minds at the board.

#InternationalChessDay #NorwayChess

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Chess legend Judit Polgár may become Hungary's next president.

PM Péter Magyar will ask the greatest female player ever if she would accept the nomination for the presidency.

Read more 👇
https://t.co/pSutMj02wr

📷 Lennart Ootes

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

Happy International Chess Day ♟️🤩

[Total Chess @TotalChess]

Happy International Chess Day ♟️🥳

#TotalChess #NorwayChess #InternationalChessDay

[Total Chess @TotalChess]

Total Chess: the 2 top players go to the Candidates ♟️

Two spots on the Total Chess World Championship Tour 2026-2027 will lead straight to the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2028.

FIDE has announced the full qualification pathway to the 2028 Candidates: four routes, two spots each, through the Grand Swiss, the World Cup, the FIDE Circuit, and the Total Chess World Championship Tour.

Total Chess Pilot event: this November. Full Tour: 2027.

#TotalChess #FIDECandidates

📷 FIDE / Michal Walusza

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

Meet Angelika. She’s not a librarian; she has no idea how to organise a library, and honestly? Neither do we 😅

But she DOES know good merch when she sees it.

Check out the full collection on our website: t-shirts, sweaters, a backpack, mugs, a chessboard, and a tote bag. Something for every part of your game.

Get it now https://t.co/fnwV9vTy42

#NorwayChess @chessborn

[Total Chess @TotalChess]

Erling Haaland and Norway have made football history 🇳🇴⚽️

A first-ever World Cup quarterfinal for Norway.

The Total Chess Strategic Investor is making history with the Norwegian team 😎

Norway now fights for a semifinal spot on Saturday. Good luck to the whole squad in preparation and on match day!

Photo: © Total Chess / Jonathan Turton
#TotalChess #TotalChessTour #Haaland #NorwayChess #Chess #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026

Founded by Norway Chess | Approved by FIDE

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

What is the opening in chess? Explained by the World Champion Gukesh D 🇮🇳 ♟️

#NorwayChess

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

How to become better at chess? ♟️

#NorwayChess

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

95 games. 4528 moves. 229,5 hours of chess ♟️🤯

From 54 decisive results to 18 brilliancies, Norway Chess 2026 delivered numbers worth remembering!

With an average accuracy in classical chess of 93,4% (and 91,46% overall), the level was simply elite 📈

Which was your favorite game this year?

📷 Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
#NorwayChess

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

The July #FIDERating lists are out!

Highlights 👇
🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen lost 18 rating points during Norway Chess but remains world No. 1.
🇺🇸 Wesley So climbs two spots in the Open top 10 after finishing runner-up at Norway Chess.
🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R gains 15 rating points and moves just outside the top 10.
🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva reaches a career-high world No. 5 in the Women's rankings.
🇨🇭 Alexandra Kosteniuk returns to the Women's top 10 after a two-and-a-half-year absence.
🇺🇦 Anastasiia Hnatyshyn is the biggest rating gainer of the month, earning an incredible 214 rating points after winning the European Women's Championship.

The July 2026 rating list was shaped by Norway Chess, the Asian Individual Chess Championship, the European Women’s Chess Championship, and the UzChess Cup.

Read more: https://t.co/3VtCN1XGO8

[Women's Chess Coverage @OnTheQueenside]

The 44 women with the GM title:
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⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇰🇿🇰🇿
🇺🇸🇦🇲🇧🇬🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪🇨🇭🇱🇹🇳🇱🇶🇦

[Total Chess @TotalChess]

Who rules the chess world right now? 🔥

July 2026 FIDE Rating Highlights:
👑 Magnus Carlsen, World #1 for exactly 15 years🔥
🇺🇸 Three from the USA. 🇺🇿 Two from Uzbekistan.

How did Norway Chess affect the top 10?
Biggest rating gain: Wesley So, +11
Biggest rating loss: Magnus Carlsen,- 18pts

#TotalChess #FIDERatings #Chess

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

Oslo lives and breathes chess 🤩

Welcome to the heart of Norwegian chess culture ♟️🇳🇴

This is what a chess capital looked like during Norway Chess 2026: the world's strongest players, passionate fans, and chess everywhere you looked all came together for one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.

#NorwayChess

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🇮🇳 Pragg did the unbelievable 🔥♟️

From last place after Round 6 to four Classical wins in a row to Norway Chess 2026 Champion.

These are the moments right before he won the tournament.

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Norway Chess Women 2026 stats are 🔥

93.59% average classical accuracy across the tournament. Both players had an accuracy above 96% in nearly half of all classical games. Peak individual accuracy: 99.4% (Humpy Koneru).

Same stage, same prize fund as Norway Chess. This is what elite chess looks like.

#NorwayChess

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Ever wondered what chess players are thinking during a game? 🤔♟️

🎙️ The Confessional Booth is one of the most unique and fan-favorite features of Norway Chess, giving players a chance to share their thoughts, emotions, and evaluations while their games are still in progress.

In this video, we explore how the Confessional Booth works, why it has become such an exciting part of modern chess broadcasts, and how it helps fans gain a deeper understanding of the players’ decision-making processes.

#NorwayChess

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Play like Bibisara and checkmate 🔥♟️

Can you spot what the Norway Chess Women 2026 Champion played and beat Divya Deshmukh in classical?

📷 Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
#NorwayChess