Vidit Gujrathi explains the World Championships

by ChessBase
10/21/2025 – FIDE has created a new world championship, the Total World Chess Championship. The top two players qualify for the World Championship Candidates Tournament. Well, it's complicated. Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi explains.
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FIDE has just announced a new world championship, the "Total Chess World Championship Tour". More details can be found here...

For those who don't understand how it works... In an X-post, Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi explains with a wink to a "friend" who is not a chess player, how the FIDE World Championships work.

Topics: Total Chess World Championship, Vidit Gujrathi
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