From 2027, there will be a fourth World Championship in chess, one that crowns the world’s best player in all three formats as the FIDE World Combined Champion. The organisers of Norway Chess announced the Total Chess World Championship Tour on Wednesday, with the new World Championship having the approval of the global governing body of chess, FIDE.

The new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will come into effect from 2027, will feature four events each year across various cities: three events with 24 players while the finale will have four players qualified from the three previous events. Besides the classical Norway Chess event, there will also be a pilot tournament next year to fine tune the playing format of the Total Chess World Championship Tour for 2027.

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