Budapest: Players compete during a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Anish Giri of the Netherlands competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Alireza Firouzja of France competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Hans Moke Niemann (L) of the United States competes against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the seventh round on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Ian Nepomniachtchi, participating under the FIDE flag, competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Levon Aronian of the United States competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Richard Rapport (L) of Hungary competes against Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the first round on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

Budapest: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan competes in a blitz game on the opening day of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)