Total Chess World Championship Tour
“We are looking for ‘The Total Chess Player’—a versatile, tactically intelligent, and technically skilled athlete who seamlessly adapts to multiple time controls.” – Kjell Madland, CEO of Norway Chess and of the new championship.
The vision of the Total Chess World Championship Tour is to find the player who best masters the three time controls: “fast classical,” rapid, and blitz.combined.
- Fast Classic. 45+30 45 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. Rated as Classical Chess.
- Rapid
- Blitz
Minimum $2.7M annual prize pool across the Tour ($750k per event for the first three events; $450k for the Finals), plus performance bonuses.
Official Title: FIDE World Combined Champion
Hans Niemann Against The World 2.0
Source: https://www.fide.com/norway-chess-launches-new-world-championship-approved-by-fide/
