Round report ·
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026, Group B: Caruana leads after round 1
By the ChessFeed newsroom
Round 1 of Group B at the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 is over. Fabiano Caruana beat Richard Rapport with Black in 53 moves. Vladislav Artemiev and Quang Liem Le drew, as did Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer. Fabiano Caruana leads with 3 points, 2 points ahead of four players. The board shows the final position of Rapport–Caruana.