Three spots remain open in both the Open and Women’s FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championships. Hamburg/Weissenhaus, August 2026 – Freestyle Chess and FIDE have confirmed the remaining qualification path for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship. Three places are still open in both the Open and Women’s fields. They will be awarded through the Freestyle Friday Championship, Open and Women’s online qualifiers in November 2026, and final Open and Women’s online qualifiers in January 2027. Freestyle Friday The next phase begins with Freestyle Friday Championship Part 2. It starts on October 2, 2026, and continues every Friday on Chess.com until December 4. Points earned during Freestyle Friday Part 1 carry over into Part 2. The best eligible players from the combined standings will q