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Eight-year-old chess ‘phenomenon’ wins women’s first prize at European Rapid and Blitz Championship

An eight-year-old British schoolgirl “phenomenon” won the women’s first prize in the Blitz category at this year’s European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Zagreb, Croatia. The “super talented” ...

Nakamura says Carlsen the reason for his absence at World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships: 'Because I was unable...'

American GM Hikaru Nakamura is not part of the action at the fourth edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team ...
CNN

Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

All you need to know about FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 has started in Hong Kong, featuring over 40 teams and 300 players.
Sportstar

RB Ramesh’s Chessgurukul to debut at FIDE Team Rapid, Blitz Championship

The team announced by FIDE features R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram VR., Karthikeyan Murali, Pranesh M, R. Vaishali, Rakshitta Ravi, Aarthie Ramaswamy, Vishruth B and Varsha Ramesh, with ...
Indiatimes

Kolkata Rapid & Blitz Chess: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, American Hans Niemann share lead after Day 1

KOLKATA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by youngsters, notching up two wins to emerge joint leader with 2.5 ...