From August 22 to August 27, 2026 GCT Finals is played in St. Louis, with $450,000 in prizes.
Schedule
Rules
Format
Invitation-only knockout among the top 4 players after the five preceding Grand Chess Tour 2026 events. Semifinal (Aug 22-24) and final + 3rd place (Aug 25-27). Each match: 2 classical games (90’+30“) + 2 rapid games (25’+10“) + up to 4 blitz tiebreak games (5’+2“) if needed.
Schedule
August 21: player arrival and opening ceremony. Matches August 22-27, all sessions starting at 12:00 CDT. August 28: departure.
Venue
Saint Louis Chess Club, 4657 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Prizes
$450,000 in prizes among the 4 finalists, plus the final Grand Chess Tour 2026 ranking.
Broadcast
Live commentary on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube (@STLChessClub) and Twitch (STLChessClub) channels.
Tickets
Public tickets (not player registration, invitation-only event) via register.stlchess.club.
Rules summarised from grandchesstour.org and the Saint Louis Chess Club, checked on 2026-08-01. In case of any doubt or discrepancy, the official rules published by the organisers prevail.