Grand Chess Tour Finals

22 - 27 August 2026

Saint Louis ,USA

The top four regular-season finishers of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour will compete in the event.

Single-elimination knockout bracket

Each match : 2 classical games, 2 rapid games, and 4 blitz games

Scoring:
Classical games: 6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss
Rapid games: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss
Blitz games: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss

The time control :
Classical games: 90 minutes for 40 moves +30 more minutes for the rest of the game + a 30-second increment per move
Rapid games: 25 mn + 10 sec
Blitz time control: 5 mn + 2sec

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Pragg won Grand Chess Tour 2026.

FINAL

Players	Country	Total	Classical	Rapid	Blitz
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu		14	3	8	3
Caruana Fabiano		12	9	0	3

3rd place

Players	Country	Total	Classical	Rapid	Blitz
So Wesley		16	6	4	6
Keymer Vincent		12	8	4	0

SEMIFINALS

Players	Country	Total	Classical	Rapid	Blitz
Caruana Fabiano		18	8	4	6
So Wesley		12	6	4	2

Players	Country	Classical	Rapid	Blitz	Total
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu	IND	9	8	2	19
Keymer Vincent	GER	3	0	6	9

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Grand Chess Tour Finals 2026

FINAL

3rd place

SEMIFINALS

RESULTS