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"An Open Letter on the 2026 Chess Calendar Clash

To the organizers of the Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup, and to the global chess community,

We are writing to express serious concern about the scheduling conflict between the 2026 Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup chess events.

The Esports World Cup is scheduled for August 6-8 (Last Chance Qualifier) and August 11-15 (Main Event). The Grand Chess Tour has scheduled the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz for August 2-6 and the Sinquefield Cup for August 10-20. These dates directly overlap, making participation in both effectively impossible.
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Chess, its players, and its audience deserve full-strength competitions on its biggest stages.

Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Vincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa R, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave."
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Resolution Criteria:

The 2026 Esports World Cup chess event (Last Chance Qualifier August 6-8, main event August 11-15) overlaps with the Grand Chess Tour's Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (August 2-6) and Sinquefield Cup (August 10-20). The market resolves YES if either organization officially reschedules their 2026 event dates to eliminate the overlap. The market resolves NO if either event does not reschedule to eliminate the overlap.

Resolution will be verified through official announcements from the Esports World Cup Foundation or Grand Chess Tour via their respective websites (esportsworldcup.com and grandchesstour.org).

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