World Rapid Team Championship - Live!

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8/28/2023 – The first-ever World Rapid Team Championship is taking place in Düsseldorf on August 26-28. Forty teams registered to take part in the tournament. The list of contenders includes the likes of Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana. In addition, two former world champions, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, are participating. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 13.30 CEST (6.30 ET, 16.30 IST)

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Rounds 9-12

The event is a 12-round Swiss tournament. The first named team in a pairing shall have the white pieces on the odd-numbered boards and the black pieces on the even-numbered boards.

The time control will be 15 minutes, with a 10-second increment from move one.

The scoring will be based on match points: a win scores two points, a draw scores one point, and a loss means zero points. A team with the highest number of match points in the relevant final standings shall be declared World Rapid Team Champion.

The full regulations of the event can be found here.



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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Ne7 4.d4 d5 5.Bd3 5.Nc3 5...c5 5...dxe4 6.Bxe4 Ng6 6.Nc3 6.dxc5 dxe4 7.Bxe4 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 6.exd5 Nxd5 6...cxd4 7.Nxd4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 8.Bxe4!? 8...Ng6 8...Qxd4?? 9.Bb5+ Nbc6 10.Qxd4 9.h4 Nc6 9...Nxh4? 10.Bb5+! Bd7 11.Qe2 Be7 11...Bxb5 12.Nf6# 12.Nd6+ Kf8 13.Bxf4!+- Ng6 14.Qc4 Bxd6 15.Bxd6+ Kg8 16.0-0 Be8 17.Bxe8 Qxe8 18.Rae1 9...h5!? 10.c3 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qe2 11.h5 11...Bb4+ 11...Be7 12.h5 Ne5 13.Bxf4 Bg4 12.Bd2 12.c3 Be7 12...Bxd2+ 13.Qxd2 0-0 14.0-0-0 14.h5?! Ne5 14...Bg4 14...Ne5 15.Qxf4 Nxd3+?! 16.Rxd3 15.h5! Ne5 15...Bxd1 16.hxg6 Bg4 16...hxg6 17.Rxd1 17.Qxf4 Be6 18.Rxh7 fxg6 19.Qh2+- 16.Qxf4 Qb8?? 16...Nxd3+? 17.Rxd3 Qc8 18.Nf6+ gxf6 19.Rg3 f5 20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qf6+ Kg8 22.h6 16...Re8! 17.Be2 Qc7 16...Qe7? 17.h6! g6? 18.Nf6+ 16...Qc7 17.Nd6 16...Bxd1 17.Qxe5 Bg4 18.h6 f6 19.Bc4+ Kh8 20.hxg7+ Kxg7 21.Qg3 h5 21...f5 22.Qe5++- 22.Be2 22.Rxh5 Qd1# 17.Nd6! 17.h6?? Nxd3+ 17...f6 17...Qxd6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Rxd6+- 17...Bxd1 18.Qxe5 Bg4 19.h6 18.Qe4! g6 18...Qxd6 19.Qxh7+ Kf7 20.Bg6++- 19.hxg6 hxg6 19...Qxd6 20.Bc4+ Nxc4 21.Rxd6 Nxd6 22.Qxg4+- 20.Rh6 Qxd6 20...Kg7 21.Rxg6+ Nxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Qh7# 21.Bc4+ Kg7 21...Nxc4 22.Qxg6# 22.Rxd6 22.Rxg6+ 22.Rxg6+ Nxg6 23.Rxd6+- 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Svidler,P26881–02023C34FIDE World Rapid Team-ch 20239.2

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