Blitz Swiss — November 10

• 9-round Swiss system, 24 players
• Time control: 3 minutes + 2-second increment per move, starting from move 1
• Blitz Swiss results are used to break ties in the Group Stage and determine seeding in the Knockout brackets

Group Stage — November 11–15

• 4 groups of 6 players each in a Double Round Robin format
• 10 games per player: 2 games per day against the same opponent
• Time control: 45 minutes + 30-second increment per move, starting from move 1
• Scoring system: Win — 3 points, draw — 1 point, loss — 0 points
• Blitz Swiss results are used as a tie-breaker
• All 24 players advance to one of six Knockout brackets based on their Group Stage placement

Knockout — November 17–20

• 6 separate 4-player Single Elimination brackets, each featuring a third-place match
• Bracket 1: Group winners compete for the tournament title
• Brackets 2–6: Players finishing 2nd–6th in their groups compete for places 5th–24th
• Semifinal seeding is determined by Blitz Swiss results (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd)
• Semifinals: November 17–18; finals and third-place matches: November 19–20
• Matches are played over two days, with daily scores resetting each day
• Daily format: 4 Blitz games (3+2), win — 1 point, draw — 0.5 points; 2 Rapid games (15+10), win — 4 points, draw — 2 points; 1 Fast Classical game (45+30), win — 8 points, draw — 4 points
• Armageddon game on Day 2 in case of a tie after two days