With the open and invitational area stage over, we now transfer to the primary Swiss levels marking the midpoint of the qualifiers on Lichess.

At the Swiss levels, eligible gamers can solely participate within the teams they’ve been sorted into. Eligible gamers and the teams they’ve been sorted into could be discovered right here.

All the Swiss teams of the FIDE Offerspill World Fischer Random Championship Qualifiers start at 1400 UTC on tenth September. All the Swiss teams of the FIDE CCC and NACCL World Fischer Random Championship Qualifiers start at 1700 UTC on tenth September.

The high 18 gamers of every group undergo, the place they’ll meet on eleventh September (with the identical begin occasions), and be met by 10 wildcards. In complete, as much as 100 gamers will compete within the second Swiss stage to find out the ultimate 16 who undergo to the KO levels.

Starting from the second Swiss stage, gamers who’re requested will likely be required to affix an internet name half-hour earlier than the spherical begins, with arbiters current to conduct related checks. Failure to affix the decision or adjust to arbiters directions could lead to a participant’s withdrawal from the match. More info will likely be despatched on to gamers; subsequently gamers ought to rigorously examine their Lichess inboxes and notifications.

Wildcards of the second Swiss stage are as follows, up to now: