World Championship 2026 · Geneva
Gukesh D (India, champion) plays Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Cologny, Geneva: 14 classical games from 24 November to 11 December 2026, first to 7½ points. Tap each result to follow the score.
Confirmed from FIDE’s regulations for the match and FIDE’s schedule announcement, as of 2 November 2026.
FIDE’s regulations (Article 4.4.2) set out the tie-break, played under the rapid and blitz appendices of the Laws of Chess, with a drawing of lots for colours before each stage:
Each row of the score sheet is one game. Tap the winner’s name or ½ for a draw; the dash clears a game and every game after it, because results go in game order. The panel shows the score, what each player still needs and the earliest game in which either could clinch the title. “Cannot reach 7½” means a player can no longer win outright in classical games; “cannot lose outright” means the opponent can no longer reach 7½. Once someone reaches the target, the remaining games are marked as not played.
For any other match, open Match settings: change the names, the number of games, the points to win and who has White in game 1. Results are saved in this browser, and Copy share link gives a link that opens the same score elsewhere. Live results are not fetched: you enter them yourself.
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Rating change per game and in total, standard, rapid and blitz, with the K factor and the 400-point rule.
FIDE’s performance rating from your results, with the dp table and expected scores.
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Try WebTraceCheckFIDE’s schedule has 14 games from 24 November to 11 December 2026 in Cologny, Geneva, with free days on 27 November and 1, 5 and 9 December. The opening ceremony is on 22 November, and a tie-break, if needed, is on 12 December.
7½ of the 14 points. The match ends as soon as a player reaches 7½; at 7–7 after 14 games the title is decided by rapid and blitz tie-break games.
120 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 41. The chess clock on this site has it as a preset.
The colours are drawn at the opening ceremony on 22 November 2026, and the player drawn White has White in every odd-numbered game. Once you know, choose that player under Match settings.
USD 2.5 million, net of local taxes. Each player receives USD 200,000 per game won and the rest is split equally, except that 7½–6½ with 13 decisive games, 8–6 with 14, or a tie-break gives USD 1.3 million to the winner and USD 1.2 million to the runner-up.
Yes. Open Match settings to change the names, the number of games, the points to win and who has White first. Results stay in this browser, and Copy share link gives a link with the score.