Kicking off the 2026 Grand Chess Tour for its eleventh consecutive year will be the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland. Located in the heart of Warsaw, the Super Rapid and Blitz Poland is the first of three speed-chess events each with a $200,000 total prize fund. The event starts with nine rounds of rapid action, followed by eighteen rounds of blitz, for a total of 135 games spread across seven days, from May 3rd to May 10th. The event will feature five tour players along with five wildcards.

Fans should make sure to catch all the action with our professional commentary team led by Yasser Seirawan via the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube & Twitch channels.

Rapid will be round-1 till round-9. Time control: 25+10.
Blitz will be round-10 till round-27. Time control: 5+2.
Possible tiebreaks will be round-28 onwards.