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    Chess launches new World Championship, approved by FIDE, to crown combined winner in Fast Classic, R
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    Chess Launches New World Championship, Approved By FIDE, To Crown Combined Winner In Fast Classic, Rapid, Blitz

    By IANS News October 15, 2025 • 19:26 PM View: 273
    Chief Executive Officer Norway Chess: The organisers of Norway Chess on Thursday announced the launch of a new World Championship, which will crown a champion across all time controls -- the Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz, which has been approved and endorsed by the sport's world governing body, FIDE.

    The new championship, titled the Total Chess World Championship Tour, will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three disciplines – Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz chess. “We expect this to become one of the most prestigious events in the entire chess Calendar,” Kjell Madland, CEO of Norway Chess and of the new championship, said in a release on Wednesday.

    The Total Chess World Championship Tour will crown an overall champion across three disciplines - Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz, and the winner will be crowned FIDE World Combined Champion.

    TAGS Chief Operating Officer Norway Chess Benedicte Westre Skog Arkady Dvorkovich Chief Executive Officer Norway Chess Kjell Madlandjpg World Championship Fast Classic Total Chess World Championship Tour Kjell Madland Total Chess World
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