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Grandmasters Darmen Sadvakasov and Viktor Bologan brought world-class chess to 🇯🇵 Japan through simultaneous exhibitions, masterclasses, and meetings aimed at growing the game across the country. The events in Tokyo and Kyoto inspired players of all levels and highlighted exciting opportunities for youth chess development in Japan.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/LZ5KaGMWyu

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🔥 WTRBCC 2026: Dragon Chilling take control in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

🤩 China’s Dragon Chilling delivered a stellar performance on the second day of the FIDE World Team Rapid Championship, taking sole lead after round five. After eight rounds, they are on 14 match points and remain the only undefeated team in the tournament.

Read more 👇
🔗 https://t.co/VnP4pFKAoT

📷 Michał Walusza / FIDE

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🔥🔥🔥 It's heating up in Hong Kong!

🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 1:0 Rinat Jumabayev (Theme International Trading) 🇰🇿

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Player of the Day – Rapid Day 2🏅
Commentators’ pick: Alireza Firouzja 🇫🇷

🎉 A perfect birthday for Alireza Firouzja: 4 games, 4 wins! 🔥

📷 Michal Walusza / FIDE
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Standings | After Round 8 | FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026

Dragon Chilling take sole lead after Day 2! 🔥

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🇦🇲 Shant Sargsyan beats 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen, marking Carlsen’s second loss in a row.

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Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 beats Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 in Round 6 of the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 🔥
With that victory, Team MGD1 secured a 3.5–2.5 win over WR Chess ⚔️

🎙 This is part of our interview with Arjun — watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel! 🎥
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What a finish in the game between Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 and Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳! 🔥
Magnus blundered twice in a row, and Arjun struck immediately! ⚡️

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Caption this! 😉

📷 Andrei Anosov/FIDE

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🔥 Richard Rapport vs Ding Liren delivered one of the longest games of the day!

The battle lasted 177 moves, reaching a queen-and-pawn vs queen endgame.

Adding another layer to the story, Rapport was one of Ding Liren's seconds during the 2024 World Championship match.

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Teammates by choice, siblings by birth. ❤️

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When you’re late to the round… but your opponent is late too! 🕰️ 👀

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🔥 Day 2 of the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship begins at 14:00 (UTC+8)

🎥 Watch live commentary with Grandmasters David Howell and Evgenij Miroshnichenko 👇
https://t.co/dB8aNcdmLL

👀 You can watch individual streams here: https://t.co/UXueLzdBmA

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🎙 "Classical chess holds so much importance and prestige, but it's also the format that's the least fun."

Hans Niemann shares his thoughts on switching between classical, rapid, and blitz formats.
The interview comes after a perfect start to the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Championships, with Hans scoring 4/4 on Day 1. 🔥

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👀 We tested GM Levon Aronian’s recognition skills…
Can he identify 5 famous faces from just their hairlines? 👤

♟ FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026
📍 Hong Kong 🇭🇰
🗓 Game days: June 17-21

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🤩 KazChess and Dragon Chilling emerged as the early leaders after the first day of the FIDE World Team Rapid Championship in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, with both teams winning all four of their opening matches.

♟ They are followed by nine teams on three match wins, including defending champions Team MGD1 and strong favorites WR Chess.

Read more 👇
🔗 https://t.co/eE2iSB6S11

📷 Michał Walusza / FIDE

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