Competitors: 48

Type: Swiss 9 Rounds

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, then 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.25 x 48 / rank

Competitors: 256 (128 Rapid, 128 Blitz)

Type: Knock-out

Time control: 15m + 3s; 5m + 1s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.0375 * 256 / rank

Competitors: MAX 200

Type: Swiss 11 Round

Time control: 2h00m for the whole game. +2 sec every move when under 10 min.

Days:

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points = 0.1 * 200 / rank

Competitors: 20 [Asia Cup #1 (x4), Asia Cup #2 (x3), Asia Cup #3 (x8), Invited (x5)]

Type: Round-robin Knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, then 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.75 * 20 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

Competitors: 32

Type: Knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, then 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points = 0.25 * 32 / rank

Competitors: 10

Type: Round-robin

Time control: 25m + 5s; 3m + 2s; 1m + 1s

Days:

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points = 0.1 * 10 / rank

Competitors: 64

Type: Double-elimination Round

Time control: 1h00 + 10s

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.2 x 64 / rank

Competitors: MAX 150

Type: Swiss 11 Round

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5 sec for rest

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.135 x 150 / rank

Competitors: 48

Type: League and Knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5 sec for rest

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.25 x 48 / rank

Competitors: 16 [Europe Cup #1 (x3), Europe Cup #2 (x5), Europe Cup #3 (x3), Invited (x5)]

Type: Round-robin Knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 1 * 16 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

Competitors: 64

Type: Knock-out

Time control: 10m + 2s; 3m + 1s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.1 * 64 / rank

Competitors: 24 (8 invited, 16 qualifiers)

Type: Double-elimination

Time control: 15m + 5s; 5m + 2s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.2 * 24 / rank

Competitors: 124

Type: Swiss 11 Round

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.32 * 124 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

Competitors: 8

Type: Double Round-robin

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h00m + 5s for rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Qualifications: x1 Asia, x1 Europe, x1 America, x1 Swiss, x1 World Cup, x1 Cup of Honors, x1 Circuit Winner, x1 Qualifiers.

Competitors: 124

Type: Rapid: Swiss 13 Rounds, Blitz: Swiss 19 Rounds, then 16 go to Knock-out

Time control: 15m + 10s; 3m + 2s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points: 0.2 * 124

NK Summer Friendlies (8 players)

Competitors: 128

Type: Knock-out

Time control: 2h00m (+2 sec when under 10 mins)

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.125 x 128 / rank

Competitors: 48

Type: League + Knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, then 1h for rest.

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.25 x 48 / rank

Competitors: 80

Type: Group then knock-out

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, then 1h for rest.

Days: 

Prize Fund:

Circuit Points: 0.2 x 80 / rank

Competitors: 256 (128 Rapid; 128 Blitz)

Type: Knock-out

Time control: 10m + 2s; 3m + 1s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.05 * 256 / rank

Competitors: 80

Type: Swiss 9 Rounds

Time control: 3m + 2s

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.15 * 80 / rank

Competitors: 16 [America Cup #1 (x5), America Cup #2 (x3), America Cup #3 (x4), Invited (x4)]

Type: Round-robin

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 1 * 16 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

NK Winter Friendlies (10 players)

Competitors: 124

Type: Swiss 11 Round

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.32 * 124 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

Competitors: 2

Type: 14-round Head2Head

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h00m + 5s for rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Qualifications: x1 Candidates Winner; x1 Defending Champion

Competitors: 64

Type: Double Bracket Elimination

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Circuit Points = 0.3 * 64 / rank

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.

Competitors: 6

Type: Double Round-robin

Time control: 1h30m for 40 moves, 1h + 5s for the rest.

Days:

Prize Fund: 

Invitations (hasn't qualified): x1 Top-rated, x2 NK World Cup, x2 Grand Swiss, x1 IC Runner-up or Fan-favourite.

Winner automatically gets a spot for Candidates 2027.