Bengaluru, Nov. 11 -- Is there such a thing as format fatigue in chess? Is it setting in already? While we catch our breath, a spanking-new chess tournament with a somewhat complicated format - the Total Chess Pilot, strategically scheduled just ahead of the Fide World Chess Championship - is here for its pilot run in Budapest. It will be played across three time controls - fast classic, rapid and blitz - and features a galaxy of top players, with the man who went cold turkey on the classical World Championship after five consecutive title wins - Magnus Carlsen, spotted watching Peppa Pig on his flight to Budapest in his new role as a father - leading the line-up. A nine-round blitz Swiss on the opening day carries no points or prize money ...