Carlsen opens Total Chess Tour with blitz play

Magnus Carlsen of Norway took to the board in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Hans Moke Niemann of the United States faced Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the seventh round of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest on 10 November 2026.

Alireza Firouzja of France competed in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Anish Giri of the Netherlands played a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Ian Nepomniachtchi, competing under the FIDE flag, played a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Maxime Vachier Lagrave of France competed in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Levon Aronian of the United States competed in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan competed in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

Richard Rapport of Hungary faced Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the opening round of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest on 10 November 2026.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan competed in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026.

An elite field of grandmasters competed in blitz games on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary on 10 November 2026, marking the debut of this new international chess circuit.