Schedule 2026
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10
Jul
18:00 Simultaneous Tournament
11
Jul
10:30 Technical Meeting (closed tournaments)
11:30 Opening Ceremony
14:00 ACCENTUS Chess960
14:00 Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship
12
Jul
10:45 Rapid Tournament (Open)
14:00 Triathlon Rapid - Masters (GMT) & Generation Challenge (GCT)
13
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 1
GMT/GCT Rest Day
14:00 MTO Round 1
14
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 2
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 1
14:00 MTO Round 2
14:00 ATO Round 1
15
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 3
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 2
14:00 MTO Round 3
14:00 ATO Round 2
16
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 4
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 3
14:00 MTO Round 4
14:00 ATO Round 3
17
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 5
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 4
14:00 MTO Round 5
14:00 ATO Round 4
18
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 6
11:00 VINETUM Youth Tournament
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 5
14:00 MTO Round 6
14:00 ATO Round 5
19
Jul
10:00 FSC Round 7
11:30 Solving Contest
MTO Rest Day
ATO Rest Day
14:00 Blitz Tournament (Open)
14:00 GMT/GCT Blitz
20
Jul
09:00 Biel Hospital Center Total Chess (TRI) Round 1
10:00 WT1/WT2 Round 1
14:00 WT1/WT2 Round 2
14:00 MTO Round 7
14:00 ATO Round 6
21
Jul
09:00 TRI Round 2
10:00 WT1/WT2 Round 3
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 6
14:00 WT1/WT2 Round 4
14:00 MTO Round 8
14:00 ATO Round 7
22
Jul
09:00 TRI Round 3
10:00 WT1/WT2 Round 5
14:00 WT1/WT2 Round 6
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 7
14:00 MTO Round 9
14:00 ATO Round 8
23
Jul
09:00 TRI Round 4
10:00 WT1/WT2 Round 7
14:00 GMT/GCT Round 8
14:00 MTO Round 10
14:00 WT1/WT2 Round 8
14:00 ATO Round 9
24
Jul
09:00 TRI Round 5
10:00 WT1/WT2 Round 9
10:30 Closing Ceremony GMT
10:30 Prizegiving MTO (first 3)
10:30 Prizegiving ATO (first 3)
14:00 Prizegiving WT1/WT2/TRI
Youth tournament is from previous edition, same format — ignore the dates.
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