Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 · Blitz Tiebreak

Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 — Blitz Tiebreak Round 7

Best game of the round

GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2686) vs GM Alireza Firouzja (2797), 0-1, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation — replay the game

Critical game

GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2704) vs GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2612), 1-0, Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind — replay the game

Games

• GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2819) – GM Jorden Van Foreest (2659) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Levon Aronian (2714) – GM Vladislav Artemiev (2712) 1-0 game
• GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2704) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2612) 1-0 game
• GM Anish Giri (2636) – GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2345) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Vincent Keymer (2628) – GM Andrew Hong (2537) 1-0 game
• GM Quang Liem Le (2675) – GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2424) 1-0 game
• GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2686) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2797) 0-1 game
• GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2765) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2766) 1-0 game
• GM Hans Moke Niemann (2711) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2860) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Richard Rapport (2616) – GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2541) 1-0 game
• GM Wesley So (2745) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2712) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2734) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2738) 1/2-1/2 game

Standings after round 7

1. Carlsen, Magnus
2. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
3. Firouzja, Alireza
4. Erigaisi Arjun
5. Nepomniachtchi, Ian
6. Caruana, Fabiano
7. Aronian, Levon
8. Niemann, Hans Moke
9. Rapport, Richard
10. So, Wesley

Round 6 · Round 8