电子竞技世界杯国际象棋总决赛将于8月11日至15日在巴黎举行。卫冕冠军Magnus Carlsen特级大师将参与这一扩大至22名选手的赛事以捍卫其头衔。作为电子竞技世界杯的一部分，本次锦标赛的总奖金为150万美元。
电子竞技世界杯国际象棋总决赛将采用扩大后的赛制，共有22名选手参加，其中包括预选赛阶段。Carlsen去年在决赛中击败Alireza Firouzja特级大师从而获得参赛资格。另有11名选手通过2025-2026赛季冠军国际象棋巡回赛晋级。
来自DreamHack亚特兰大站的四名决赛选手，以及将于8月4日至6日在巴黎举行的最后机会预选赛中的四名选手，将争夺小组赛剩余的两个名额。比赛场地设在巴黎凡尔赛门展览馆。
总奖金为3000万美元的俱乐部锦标赛将与个人赛同期举行。粉丝可以购买门票或观看官方转播，转播内容包括赛事解说和特邀嘉宾环节。
A chess tournament at DreamHack Atlanta will run from May 15 to 17, offering four qualification spots to the Esports World Cup and a $50,000 prize fund. The event at the Georgia World Congress Center is open to all players who register online by May 11 and attend in person. Top finishers will advance through Swiss-system qualifiers to a double-elimination final.
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The India Rising chess tournament has been announced as a new qualifying route to the Esports World Cup 2026 chess tournament in Riyadh, offering a $30,000 prize fund and one spot in the main event.
Chess.com has announced the King of the Hill Chess Championship, set for May 6 to 8 with a $2,500 prize fund. The event features the popular variant where players can win by advancing their king to central hill squares. Qualifiers begin Tuesday, open to all participants.