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Total Chess Pilot 2026
Budapest10–20 November 2026Starts on 10 November 2026Semifinals
17–18 Nov. Twelve semifinals across the six brackets, each over two days. Winners go to their bracket's final, losers to the 3rd place match.
The knockout starts on 17 November.
The group stage decides every player’s bracket: the four group winners play Knockout 1, the runners-up Knockout 2, and so on to Knockout 6. Within a bracket the semifinals pair the best blitz rank against the lowest, 2nd against 3rd.
Places 1–4
Knockout 1 · Road to the winner
Semifinal 1
| Group winner, best blitz rank |
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| Group winner, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| Group winner, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| Group winner, 3rd-best blitz rank |
Places 5–8
Knockout 2
Semifinal 1
| 2nd in group, best blitz rank |
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| 2nd in group, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| 2nd in group, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| 2nd in group, 3rd-best blitz rank |
Places 9–12
Knockout 3
Semifinal 1
| 3rd in group, best blitz rank |
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| 3rd in group, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| 3rd in group, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| 3rd in group, 3rd-best blitz rank |
Places 13–16
Knockout 4
Semifinal 1
| 4th in group, best blitz rank |
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| 4th in group, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| 4th in group, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| 4th in group, 3rd-best blitz rank |
Places 17–20
Knockout 5
Semifinal 1
| 5th in group, best blitz rank |
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| 5th in group, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| 5th in group, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| 5th in group, 3rd-best blitz rank |
Places 21–24
Knockout 6
Semifinal 1
| 6th in group, best blitz rank |
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| 6th in group, lowest blitz rank |
Semifinal 2
| 6th in group, 2nd-best blitz rank |
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| 6th in group, 3rd-best blitz rank |
