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Finished 11–16 Feb 2026 🇩🇪 Weissenhaus, Германия

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026

The official FIDE-sanctioned Freestyle Chess World Championship — Chess 960 starting positions, top-eight elimination format, and Magnus Carlsen retaining the inaugural title at Weissenhaus.

Tournament facts

Dates
11–16 Feb 2026
Location
🇩🇪 Weissenhaus, Германия · Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort
Format
Knockout · Classical
Players
8 · avg 2780
Prize fund
$750,000
Organizer
Freestyle Chess GmbH (in partnership with FIDE)
Winner
Magnus Carlsen
Winner

In this piece

  • Формат
  • Финал
  • Что это значит

Редакторский материал на русском в подготовке. Полный отчёт смотрите в английском издании.

Final standings

#PlayerScore
1 Magnus Carlsen Winner
2 Fabiano Caruana Runner-up

Official & results

Tournament site→ FIDE calendar→

Editorial coverage

ChessBase→
#fide-freestyle#chess-960#2026#carlsen#weissenhaus#knockout
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