Rapid Championship
- Rounds
- System
- Swiss System
- Time control
15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move
Official schedule
Arrival, technical meeting, opening ceremony, eleven rounds of Rapid and eleven of Blitz, and departure. The full week, as published.
- Host city
- Cairo, Egypt
- Dates
- 8–15 December 2026
- Categories
- 6 · Open & Girls
- Format
- Rapid & Blitz · 11 rounds
- Opens in
§ 03Disciplines
Two titles,
eleven rounds
Both championships are decided under the FIDE Swiss System across eleven rounds. A player entered in both plays twenty-two games in eight days.
Blitz Championship
- Rounds
- System
- Swiss System
- Time control
5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move
§ 04Schedule
Eight days
in December
The official day-by-day programme, as published in the regulations and confirmed by the Organizing Committee.
DEC · Tue
- —Arrival
DEC · Wed
- 11:00 AMTechnical Meeting
- 14:30 PMOpening Ceremony
- 15:00 PMRapid — Round 1 – Round 3
DEC · Thu
- 15:00 PMRapid — Round 4 – Round 7
DEC · Fri
- 15:00 PMRapid — Round 8 – Round 11
DEC · Sat
- —Free Day
DEC · Sun
- 15:00 PMBlitz — Round 1 – Round 6
DEC · Mon
- 10:30 AMBlitz — Round 7 – Round 11
- 19:00 PMClosing Ceremony
DEC · Tue
- —Departure