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Norway tour gets nod for combined world title
Orissa POST
|October 16, 2025
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new global competition set up by Norway Chess that will crown a "World Combined Champion" across three time formats — Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz, organisers said Wednesday.
The tournament series, called the Total Chess World Championship Tour, will feature four events a year in cities around the world, with the overall winner taking the FIDE title. A one-off pilot event is scheduled for late 2026 before the full championship season begins in 2027.
"We are looking for the total chess player —a versatile, tactically intelligent and technically skilled athlete who adapts to multiple time controls,” Norway
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