FIDE World Rapid Team Championship: WR Chess continues dominance
In a second day of total domination, WR Chess won all four matches and are the only team with a perfect 100 per cent score With a total of 16 matchpoints, WR Chess maintains a three-matchpoint lead over the second-placed Freedom team. Following closely are three teams tied at 11 matchpoints: MGD1, Ashdod Elit Chess […]
Sethuraman wins Indian Championship
Former Asian Champion Grandmaster S P Sethuraman of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board reclaimed the National Champion title after 8 years at the 60th edition of Indian National Championship. The 11-round Swiss tournament was held in Pune from August 16-26, 2023. The third seed Sethuraman scored an unbeaten 9½/11 to clinch the title while Grandmaster Vishnu […]
Düsseldorf hosts the inaugural World Team Rapid Championship
From August 26-28, 2023, Düsseldorf will host a unique competition — the first World Team Rapid Chess Championship, organized by FIDE in partnership with WR Logistics GmbH. The players will meet on August 26th at the Rheinterrasse, located on the banks of the Rhine in the heart of Düsseldorf. Forty-three teams from all over the […]
FIDE World Rapid Team Championship: WR Chess on top after four rounds
WR Chess took the lead in the inaugural FIDE World Rapid Team Championship after winning all of their matches After four rounds of play, the team made up of top-world GMs such as Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, as well as two former Women World Champions, Hou Yifan and Alexandra Kosteniuk, are […]