Round report ·
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026, Group A: Firouzja and Aronian lead after round 1
By the ChessFeed newsroom
Round 1 of Group A at the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 is over. Alireza Firouzja beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov with White in 74 moves. Levon Aronian beat Jorden Van Foreest with Black in 31 moves. Andrew Hong and Jan-Krzysztof Duda drew. Alireza Firouzja and Levon Aronian share the lead on 3 points. The board shows the final position of Firouzja–Abdusattorov.