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Grand Chess Tour 2026

CYCLE
2026
PRIZE FUND
$1,750,000
STAGES
5

A series of five super-tournaments featuring the world's ten best players. The top four after all stages meet in the Tour Finals.

Live๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Saint Louis, USA

Sinquefield Cup

Round 5 of 9

Round 5 in progress. Caruana and Nakamura share the lead with 3.0/4.

TOP PLAYERS
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดGMMagnus Carlsen2839
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMFabiano Caruana2803
  • ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMAlireza Firouzja2779
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMHikaru Nakamura2802
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMWesley So2757

Overall standings

Top 4 qualify for the Tour Finals

#Player๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Superbet Romania๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sinquefield Cup๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ STL Rapid & Blitz๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia R&B๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Tour FinalsTotal
1๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMAlireza Firouzja13โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”13
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMFabiano Caruana10โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”10
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMGukesh Dommaraju8โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”8
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดGMMagnus Carlsen7โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”7
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMHikaru Nakamura6โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”6
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMLevon Aronian5โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”5
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMWesley So4โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”4
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMPraggnanandhaa R.3โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”3
9๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”2
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑGMJan-Krzysztof Duda1โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”1

All stages of the season

Players earn points at every stage based on final standings. The top 4 of the season qualify for the Tour Finals.

CLASSICAL EVENTS
  • 1 place13
  • 2 place10
  • 3 place8
  • 4 place7
  • 5 place6
  • 6 place5
  • 7 place4
  • 8 place3
  • 9 place2
  • 10 place1
RAPID & BLITZ EVENTS
  • 1 place13
  • 2 place10
  • 3 place8
  • 4 place7
  • 5 place6
  • 6 place5
  • 7 place4
  • 8 place3
  • 9 place2
  • 10 place1