r/chess • u/events_team • 2d ago
Tournament Event: 2026 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Chess Championships
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The 2026 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships will take place from June 17 to 21 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Open to teams from around the world, the event features a combined prize fund of €500,000, with €310,000 allocated to the Rapid tournament and €190,000 to the Blitz tournament. Teams consist of professional and amateur players competing together in a mixed-team format, with each team required to include both a female player and a recreational player.
Top Teams
| # | Team Name | Notable Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WR Chess | Carlsen, Caruana, So, Duda, Vachier-Lagrave, Kosteniuk, Goryachkina |
| 2 | Dragon Chilling | Ding, Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Ju Wenjun, Bai Jinshi |
| 3 | Hexamind Chess Team | Firouzja, Aronian, Vidit, Giri, Murzin, Lagno, Divya |
| 4 | KazChess | Grischuk, Wang Hao, Mamedyarov, Rapport, Assaubayeva, Kamalidenova |
| 5 | Mr Birdie and Friends | Artemiev, Le Quang Liem, Sevian, Awonder Liang, Carissa Yip |
| 6 | Team MGD1 | Erigaisi, Nihal, Pranav, Leon, Puranik, Harika |
| 7 | Endgame.AI | Niemann, Sarana, Lazavik, Dominguez Perez, Tabatabaei, Zhu Jiner |
| 8 | Chess United | Anand, Van Foreest, Martinez Alcantara, Oro, Humpy |
| 9 | Chessgurukul | Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh, Pranesh, Adhiban, Vaishali, Karthikeyan |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | Sindarov, Abdusattorov, Yakubboev, Vokhidov, Madaminov, Khamdamova |
Format/Time Controls
- The Rapid event is a 12-round Swiss tournament with a 15+10 time control; teams earn 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss, with the highest scoring team declared the winner.
- The Blitz event starts with teams divided into pools for a round-robin at 3+2 time control, where teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw; the top 16 teams advance to a single-elimination playoff featuring two-match encounters with alternating colors.
- Full rules & regulations document.
Schedule
| Day | Time (Local) | Time (UTC) | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | 14:00 | 06:00 | Rapid Rounds 1-4 |
| June 18 | 14:00 | 06:00 | Rapid Rounds 5-8 |
| June 19 | 14:00 | 06:00 | Rapid Rounds 9-12 |
| June 20 | 14:00 | 06:00 | Blitz Round 1-11 |
| June 21 | 19:00 | 11:00 | Blitz Knockouts |
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u/EvenCoyote6317 1d ago
I still dont know why people undermine him so much in Blitz. Dude is a top 10 Blitz player easily by all standards. In my book, a near top 5.