--- title: "World Chess Championship 2026 Calculator | Chess Meadow" description: "Gukesh D v Javokhir Sindarov, Geneva, 24 Nov–11 Dec 2026: tap each game's result to see the score, the points each needs for 7½ and the tie-break rules." url: https://chessmeadow.me/ --- World Championship 2026 · Geneva # World Chess Championship 2026 match calculator **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. ## FIDE World Championship Match 2026: the facts Confirmed from FIDE’s regulations for the match and FIDE’s schedule announcement, as of 2 November 2026. ## If the match ends 7–7 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: 1. Four games at 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. 2. If still level, two games at 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move. 3. If still level, two games at 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move. 4. Then single games at 3 minutes plus 2 seconds, with colours reversed after each draw, until one game is won. ## How the match calculator works 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. ## Sources - Format, schedule, time control, draws, colours, tie-break and prize fund: [FIDE, Regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match 2026](https://doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2026_2FC_decisions/CM2-2026_06.pdf) (Articles 4.1 to 4.9). - Venue and dates: [FIDE, “Schedule, format, and prize fund confirmed”](https://www.fide.com/salesforce-fide-world-championship-match-2026-schedule-format-and-prize-fund-confirmed/) (14 September 2026). FIDE’s first announcement, [“Geneva to host FIDE World Championship Match 2026”](https://www.fide.com/geneva-to-host-fide-world-championship-match-2026/) (28 July 2026), gave 25 November to 15 December; the later schedule replaces it. - Candidates Tournament 2026 dates and country: [FIDE World Championship Cycle 2025–2026](https://www.fide.com/fide-world-championship-cycle-2025-2026/). 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[Try WebTraceCheck](https://webtracecheck.com/) ## Questions **When is the World Chess Championship 2026?** FIDE’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. **How many points are needed to win the 2026 match?** 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. **What is the time control?** 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. **Who has White in game 1?** 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. **What is the prize fund?** 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. **Can I use the calculator for another match?** 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.