Total World Chess Championship Tour muscles its way into global calendar
A new international chess circuit called the Total World Chess Championship Tour has been launched, featuring top players like Magnus Carlsen. The tour aims to integrate various chess formats, including a 'fast classical' time control, across multiple global cities.
Why it matters
The expansion of professional chess circuits reflects the sport's growing global popularity and the increasing demand for high-stakes, multi-format competitive events.
The chess calendar is crowded. Top players rarely get to take a breather these days with so many big events, across formats, taking place across the globe.
And it is going to get even more crowded with the newly launched Total World Chess Championship Tour. Its pilot will be held at Budapest from November 10 to 21. Lined up for the event are many of the biggest names in chess, headlined by World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
There are three Indians in the fray — Arjun Erigaisi and the Chennai siblings R. Praggnanandhaa and R. Vaishali. Arjun is one of the eight top 10 players that will compete in Budapest.
The presence of men like Fabiano Caruanan (World No. 2), Vincent Keymer (No. 5) and Wesley So (No. 6) ensures it would be a stiffly contested event, which will feature 24 players in all.
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