7/5/2026 – The inaugural Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz is taking place in Charlotte from 3 to 5 July, combining open tournaments with elite showcase events across a three-day festival. Sunday's schedule includes a Creator Invitational featuring prominent online personalities, followed by the Blitz Finals, in which the top ten finishers from the Masters blitz section will compete for overall honours. | Follow the games live starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST)
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Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: King's Indian Setup
A new speed-chess festival is making its debut in the United States with the staging of the inaugural Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz. The event is taking place on 3–5 July 2026 at the Marriott City Center in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
The festival is organised in memory of grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, whose contribution to competitive chess, coaching and online content helped shape a broad international audience for the game. Financial backing for the tournament has been provided by the Naroditsky Memorial Fellowship Fund, which has raised more than one million dollars to support initiatives connected with his legacy.
The programme combines competitive tournaments with community-focused activities.
Friday will be devoted to a 7-round rapid competition, divided into Masters and Challengers sections.
On Saturday, participants will contest an 11-round blitz event, again split into the same two sections.
Sunday's schedule includes a Creator Invitational featuring prominent online personalities, followed by the Blitz Finals, in which the top ten finishers from the Masters blitz section will compete for overall honours.
In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities! Bent Larsen (1935–2010) was the greatest chess player in Danish history, and for a time, the second-strongest player in the Western world behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish Championship six times, and achieved numerous international tournament victories throughout his career.
Free video sample: Introduction to Bent Larsen by Peter Heine Nielsen
Free video sample: Introduction to the Opening Section
Rapid Championship (Friday)
7 Rounds
Time Control: G/10 minutes + 5-second increment
US Chess and FIDE Rated
200 US Chess Grand Prix Points (enhanced); FIDE Circuit Event
Blitz Championship (Saturday)
11 Rounds
Time Control: G/3 minutes + 2-second increment
US Chess and FIDE Rated
Top 10 players qualify to Sunday Blitz Final. 150 US Chess Grand Prix Points; FIDE Circuit Event
Blitz Final (Sunday)
9 Rounds
Time Control: G/3 minutes; + 2-second increment
US Chess and FIDE Rated
Single Round Robin
200 US Chess Grand Prix Points (Enhanced); FIDE Circuit Event
Players: Top 10 players from Saturday in the Masters section only. Players TBD - Based on Saturday blitz results
Players: IM Levy Rozman, WFM Alexandra Botez, IM Sagar Shah, WGM Dina Belenkaya, Andrea Botez, IM Eric Rosen, IM Julien Song, GM Aman Hambleton, IM John Bartholomew, IM Danny Rensch
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