Format 8-player final (top 2 from each leg)
Prize fund $120,000
Location Germany (venue TBC)
Dates December 2026 (TBC)
Organiser WR Chess
Overview
About the event
The eight finalists are determined by results across the Tokyo, Americas, Africa, and Europa stages. The Grand Final carries $120,000 of the tour's total $200,000 prize fund.
Venue and exact dates in Germany are to be confirmed.
For viewers
How to follow
Every official channel in one place:
Venue & travel
Venue
The field
Players
Players will be announced soon.
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 8-player single-elimination knockout — top 2 qualifiers from each of the 4 continental legs
- Rounds
- Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
- Time controls
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- Tiebreak
- Sudden-death deciders if necessary.
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Stuttgart, Germany.
Total prize fund
$120,000
Grand Final of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — tour total $200,000.
For media
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