About the festival

On the 10-20 November, Budapest hosts the pilot for the Total Chess World Championship Tour — a new world championship founded by Norway Chess and approved by FIDE. It's a first run before the full tour kicks off across several cities in 2027, so this is really where the whole thing begins.

The idea is simple: one champion, decided across three different chess formats. The players face off in Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz, so whoever wins has to handle every speed of the game, not just one.
Some of the world's best players are coming, including world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and No. 2 Fabiano Caruana. You'll also see stars like Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja, Hungary's own Richard Rapport playing at home, and top women players like Bibisara Assaubayeva and Vaishali Rameshbabu.

Every player plays every day, and they all play right through to the knockout finals — so whichever day you come, you'll see the whole field.

As a spectator you get to watch it all up close, with live commentary that makes it easy to follow whether you've played for years or you're new to it.

More information can be found on https://www.totalchess.com/

IMPORTANT
All tickets include access to the playing hall (free seating).
For student tickets valid student ID must be presented at the entrance.

The tournament passes can only be personal, meaning only for the person who purchased the pass.

Doors open earliest 1 hour before each playing day. 
Audience entrance door: Osvát Street 4, 1073 Budapest