The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships take place June 10-16, 2025, in London, United Kingdom. The World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships are back – with a record-breaking €500,000 prize fund. This is double the prize fund of Dusseldorf, which was €250,000, and more than Kazakhstan, which was €350,000.
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team 2025 participants feature 104 Grandmasters (including 5 from the World top 10 – Hikaru Nakamura, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi) 63 IMs, and a total of 316 titled players. See the full participants list here The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team 2025 is on of the Major events in The Chess Calendar for the month of June.
Live games and replay Rapid Live 1-10 / Rapid Live 11-20 / Rapid Live 21+
Team MGD1 is the sole leader of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams 2025. After 4 rounds, MGD1 is the only perfect team in the field, winning vs Mongolz, Barys.kz, Rishon LeZion Chess Club, and Uzbekistan. In round 5 MGD 1 were close to a disaster, after Vishy Sir defeated Arjun Erigaisi on board 1. P Tayade Athervaa saved the day, and brought the match to a draw in round . In round 6 Tayade Athervaa was the hero again, continuing on a perfect 6,0/6!
Results round 1 / Results round 2 / Results round 3 / Results round 4 / Results round 5 / Results round 6
FIDE World Rapid Team 2025 round 6 results
Round 6 on 2025/06/12 at 1540
Bo.
6
Team MGD1
Rtg
–
1
WR Chess Team
Rtg
4 : 2
1/1
GM
Erigaisi, Arjun (w)
2708
–
GM
Firouzja, Alireza (b)
2753
½ – ½
1/2
GM
Harikrishna, Pentala (b)
2634
–
GM
Nakamura, Hikaru (w)
2734
½ – ½
1/3
GM
Anton Guijarro, David (w)
2625
–
GM
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (b)
2718
1 – 0
1/4
GM
Mendonca, Leon Luke (b)
2477
–
GM
So, Wesley (w)
2714
½ – ½
1/5
IM
Tsolakidou, Stavroula (w)
2394
–
GM
Hou, Yifan (b)
2539
½ – ½
1/6
Atharvaa, P Tayade (b)
1952
–
Rosenstein, Wadim (w)
1704
1 – 0
Bo.
5
Freedom
Rtg
–
7
Germany and Friends
Rtg
2½:3½
2/1
GM
Mamedov, Rauf (w)
2617
–
GM
Keymer, Vincent (b)
2649
0 – 1
2/2
GM
Sevian, Samuel (b)
2636
–
GM
Svane, Rasmus (w)
2616
½ – ½
2/3
GM
Le, Quang Liem (w)
2645
–
GM
Svane, Frederik (b)
2476
1 – 0
2/4
GM
Sarana, Alexey (b)
2603
–
GM
Kollars, Dmitrij (w)
2553
½ – ½
2/5
GM
Muzychuk, Anna (w)
2409
–
IM
Wagner, Dinara (b)
2372
½ – ½
2/6
Mani, Sarbartho (b)
1871
–
Lobkin, Bohdan (w)
1902
0 – 1
Bo.
10
Knight Dance
Rtg
–
2
KazChess
Rtg
3 : 3
3/1
GM
Van Foreest, Jorden (w)
2640
–
GM
Rapport, Richard (b)
2709
0 – 1
3/2
GM
Moussard, Jules (b)
2609
–
GM
Grischuk, Alexander (w)
2696
1 – 0
3/3
GM
Dardha, Daniel (w)
2582
–
GM
Esipenko, Andrey (b)
2651
½ – ½
3/4
GM
Maurizzi, Marc`andria (b)
2472
–
GM
Sadvakasov, Darmen (w)
2587
1 – 0
3/5
IM
Roebers, Eline (w)
2404
–
IM
Kamalidenova, Meruert (b)
2380
½ – ½
3/6
Phulpin, Theo (b)
1754
–
Aiten, Islam (w)
2037
0 – 1
Bo.
3
Malcolm’s Mates
Rtg
–
11
Team Hungary
Rtg
5½: ½
4/1
GM
Mcshane, Luke J (w)
2702
–
GM
Kozak, Adam (b)
2577
½ – ½
4/2
GM
Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B (b)
2635
–
GM
Kantor, Gergely (w)
2545
1 – 0
4/3
GM
Vitiugov, Nikita (w)
2590
–
GM
Erdos, Viktor (b)
2525
1 – 0
4/4
GM
Saric, Ivan (b)
2597
–
GM
Balogh, Csaba (w)
2609
1 – 0
4/5
IM
Bulmaga, Irina (w)
2372
–
WGM
Gaal, Zsoka (b)
2218
1 – 0
4/6
Soulier, Alfred (b)
2042
–
Marton-John, Almos Kiran (w)
1909
1 – 0
Bo.
4
Uzbekistan
Rtg
–
12
Rishon LeZion Chess Club
Rtg
4½:1½
5/1
GM
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (w)
2732
–
GM
Gelfand, Boris (b)
2622
1 – 0
5/2
GM
Sindarov, Javokhir (b)
2668
–
GM
Rodshtein, Maxim (w)
2603
½ – ½
5/3
GM
Yakubboev, Nodirbek (w)
2547
–
GM
Steinberg, Nitzan (b)
2516
1 – 0
5/4
GM
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (b)
2641
–
GM
Sokolovsky, Yahli (w)
2367
1 – 0
5/5
WIM
Khamdamova, Afruza (w)
2406
–
IM
Efroimski, Marsel (b)
2337
0 – 1
5/6
WFM
Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon (b)
1943
–
Raiko, Yossi (w)
1911
1 – 0
Bo.
8
Ashdod Elit Chess Club
Rtg
–
13
Generation XYZA
Rtg
2½:3½
6/1
GM
Nihal, Sarin (w)
2676
–
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (b)
2701
1 – 0
6/2
GM
Eljanov, Pavel (b)
2614
–
GM
Gurel, Ediz (w)
2452
0 – 1
6/3
GM
Gledura, Benjamin (w)
2575
–
GM
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan (b)
2384
1 – 0
6/4
GM
Moiseenko, Alexander (b)
2533
–
IM
Salimova, Nurgyul (w)
2332
½ – ½
6/5
IM
Osmak, Yuliia (w)
2343
–
IM
Kuru, Atilla (b)
1972
0 – 1
6/6
Sailaubay, Aldiyar (b)
1831
–
Yontar, Sabrican Onay (w)
1870
0 – 1
Bo.
28
Turkish Airlines Sports Club
Rtg
–
9
Hexamind Chess Team
Rtg
2 : 4
7/1
IM
Oro, Faustino (w)
2457
–
GM
Aronian, Levon (b)
2746
0 – 1
7/2
IM
Ahmad, Khagan (b)
2301
–
GM
Murzin, Volodar (w)
2637
0 – 1
7/3
IM
Lu, Miaoyi (w)
2240
–
GM
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (b)
2708
0 – 1
7/4
WGM
Xu, Yuanyuan (b)
2251
–
GM
Giri, Anish (w)
2688
½ – ½
7/5
FM
Lohia, Sohum (w)
2097
–
IM
Divya, Deshmukh (b)
2386
½ – ½
7/6
Yildiz, Ali Aras (b)
1835
–
Muradyan, David (w)
0
1 – 0
Bo.
22
Wood Green
Rtg
–
14
Duobeniajan Costa Calida ESJ
Rtg
0 : 6
8/1
IM
Harvey, Marcus R (w)
2460
–
GM
Pichot, Alan (b)
2564
0 – 1
8/2
IM
Wadsworth, Matthew J (b)
2367
–
GM
Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos (w)
2541
0 – 1
8/3
IM
Czopor, Maciej (w)
2382
–
GM
Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando (b)
2459
0 – 1
8/4
IM
Willow, Jonah B (b)
2322
–
IM
Camacho Collados, Marcos (w)
2365
0 – 1
8/5
WFM
Kueh, Audrey (w)
2098
–
GM
Khotenashvili, Bella (b)
2349
0 – 1
8/6
Barwick, Carmel (b)
1915
–
Torres, Lucas (w)
2031
0 – 1
Bo.
15
Global Ramblers
Rtg
–
29
Mongolia-B
Rtg
4½:1½
9/1
GM
Shirov, Alexei (w)
2707
–
IM
Gan-Erdene, Sugar (b)
2433
½ – ½
9/2
GM
Dudin, Gleb (b)
2454
–
GM
Bilguun, Sumiya (w)
2438
1 – 0
9/3
GM
Shabalov, Alexander (w)
2526
–
IM
Batkhuyag, Munguntuul (b)
2291
0 – 1
9/4
GM
Glek, Igor (b)
2416
–
WCM
Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene (w)
2285
1 – 0
9/5
IM
Zatonskih, Anna (w)
2255
–
FM
Sodbilegt, Naranbold (b)
1946
1 – 0
9/6
Volkov, Leonid (b)
1833
–
Enkhbayar, Genden (w)
1837
1 – 0
Bo.
16
Hetman GKS Katowice
Rtg
–
24
Sharks 4NCL
Rtg
3½:2½
10/1
GM
Navara, David (w)
2671
–
GM
Ghasi, Ameet K (b)
2483
0 – 1
10/2
GM
Klimkowski, Jan (b)
2416
–
IM
Roberson, Peter T (w)
2372
1 – 0
10/3
IM
Seemann, Jakub (w)
2392
–
IM
Rendle, Thomas E (b)
2412
½ – ½
10/4
FM
Cieslak, Patryk (b)
2220
–
FM
Moreby, James (w)
2210
1 – 0
10/5
WGM
Tsatsalashvili, Keti (w)
2254
–
WFM
Hryshchenko, Kamila (b)
2054
0 – 1
10/6
Smolinski, Wojciech (b)
1929
–
Morea, Georgiana-Steluta (w)
1929
1 – 0
Bo.
37
English Knightmares
Rtg
–
18
Barys.kz
Rtg
1 : 5
11/1
GM
Fernandez, Daniel Howard (w)
2380
–
GM
Nogerbek, Kazybek (b)
2531
0 – 1
11/2
FM
Badacsonyi, Stanley (b)
2316
–
GM
Makhnev, Denis (w)
2531
0 – 1
11/3
CM
Shearsby, Jude (w)
2090
–
IM
Agmanov, Zhandos (b)
2388
½ – ½
11/4
FM
Banerjee, Supratit (b)
2067
–
IM
Mamedov, Edgar (w)
2324
½ – ½
11/5
WFM
Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle (w)
1994
–
WGM
Balabayeva, Xeniya (b)
2270
0 – 1
11/6
Jain, Gautam (b)
1918
–
Nurakyn, Suleiman (w)
1880
0 – 1
Bo.
19
Theme International Trading
Rtg
–
25
Mongolia-A
Rtg
5½: ½
12/1
GM
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (w)
2665
–
IM
Amartuvshin, Ganzorig (b)
2356
1 – 0
12/2
GM
Jumabayev, Rinat (b)
2524
–
IM
Amilal, Munkhdalai (w)
2341
1 – 0
12/3
GM
Tin, Jingyao (w)
2485
–
WGM
Munkhzul, Turmunkh (b)
2357
1 – 0
12/4
GM
Le, Tuan Minh (b)
2503
–
FM
Gan-Od, Sereenen (w)
2294
½ – ½
12/5
WGM
Gong, Qianyun (w)
2220
–
WGM
Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh (b)
2239
1 – 0
12/6
Zhang, Changjie (b)
1676
–
Han, Qixuan (w)
1831
1 – 0
Bo.
20
e-therapeutics
Rtg
–
32
The MongolZ
Rtg
2½:3½
13/1
GM
Gurevich, Ilya (w)
2586
–
FM
Chinguun, Sumiya (b)
2271
0 – 1
13/2
GM
Williams, Simon K (b)
2497
–
IM
Reimanis, Ritvars (w)
2331
1 – 0
13/3
GM
Norwood, David R (w)
2494
–
IM
Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt (b)
2216
1 – 0
13/4
IM
Mortazavi, Ali (b)
2392
–
IM
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel (w)
2239
0 – 1
13/5
WFM
Sivanandan, Bodhana (w)
2052
–
FM
Ulziikhishig, Khishigbat (b)
2027
0 – 1
13/6
Mortazavi, Sami (b)
1714
–
Araya Fuentes, Cristian (w)
1945
½ – ½
Bo.
34
Noval Group Kyrgyzstan
Rtg
–
21
Rookies
Rtg
½ :5½
14/1
IM
Orozbaev, Eldiyar (w)
2376
–
IM
Samadov, Read (b)
2464
0 – 1
14/2
FM
Degenbaev, Aziz (b)
2252
–
FM
Shogdzhiev, Roman (w)
2405
0 – 1
14/3
IM
Zhakshylykov, Erzhan (w)
2235
–
GM
Royal, Shreyas (b)
2372
½ – ½
14/4
CM
Sharshenbekov, Emir (b)
2265
–
IM
Sapenov, Daniyal (w)
2325
0 – 1
14/5
WCM
Lesbekova, Assel (w)
2004
–
WGM
Nurman, Alua (b)
2250
0 – 1
14/6
Tazhimyrzaev, Elzarbek (b)
1803
–
Watson, Mikey J (w)
1914
0 – 1
Bo.
23
Perfect
Rtg
–
36
¡Ållez-Y Initiative!
Rtg
0 : 6
15/1
GM
Sagalchik, Gennadij (w)
2434
–
GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (b)
2546
0 – 1
15/2
IM
Zlotnik, Boris A (b)
2349
–
FM
Jacobsen, Mikkel Manosri (w)
2169
0 – 1
15/3
Slavin, Gennadie (w)
2207
–
WIM
Muetsch, Annmarie (b)
2188
0 – 1
15/4
GM
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (b)
2267
–
FM
Loftgaard, Mikkel Vinh (w)
2160
0 – 1
15/5
FM
Atlas, Dmitry (w)
2107
–
CM
Jalving, August (b)
1893
0 – 1
15/6
Mindru, Valeriu (b)
1840
–
McCallum, Elliot (w)
1831
0 – 1
Bo.
33
Chess Rising Stars
Rtg
–
17
FIDE MB Team
Rtg
1½:4½
16/1
FM
Wu, Li (w)
2270
–
GM
Hong, Andrew (b)
2547
0 – 1
16/2
FM
Cumming, Rhys (b)
2223
–
GM
Short, Nigel D (w)
2533
0 – 1
16/3
WGM
Navrotescu, Andreea (w)
2195
–
GM
Bologan, Victor (b)
2501
0 – 1
16/4
FM
Tsaknakis, Zisis (b)
2130
–
GM
Al-Mudahka, Mohd (w)
2479
½ – ½
16/5
Bird, Joel (w)
1927
–
WFM
Stoisavljevic, Sava (b)
2103
0 – 1
16/6
Kennedy, Aden (b)
1806
–
Dvorkovich, Arkady (w)
1721
1 – 0
Bo.
35
Wood Green Youth
Rtg
–
26
ChessbrahTV
Rtg
2½:3½
17/1
FM
Derakhshani, Borna (w)
2240
–
GM
Hansen, Eric (b)
2582
½ – ½
17/2
IM
Balaji, Aaravamudhan (b)
2278
–
IM
Ragnarsson, Dagur (w)
2350
½ – ½
17/3
FM
Haydon, David L (w)
2292
–
FM
Delaney, Killian (b)
2177
½ – ½
17/4
FM
Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (b)
2153
–
Vincent, Trevor (w)
2226
1 – 0
17/5
Jaufarally, Nadia (w)
1901
–
IM
Garcia Martin, Marta (b)
2262
0 – 1
17/6
Ivanov, Elizabeth (b)
1763
–
Stojsin, Nikola (w)
1789
0 – 1
Bo.
38
OlalaStars
Rtg
–
30
Berlin Chess Federation
Rtg
1½:4½
18/1
GM
Kogan, Arthur (w)
2455
–
IM
Schneider, Ilja (b)
2429
½ – ½
18/2
FM
Krivenko, Dion (b)
2221
–
IM
Fromm, Marius (w)
2320
0 – 1
18/3
Sason, Noam (w)
2077
–
FM
Florstedt, Johannes (b)
2334
0 – 1
18/4
WFM
Blokhin, Sofia (b)
2099
–
FM
Schulze, Lara (w)
2211
0 – 1
18/5
Agafonov, Yuri Dr (w)
1987
–
CM
Rath, Alina (b)
2038
½ – ½
18/6
Kiritshenko, Platon (b)
1732
–
Ziems, Michael (w)
1890
½ – ½
Bo.
31
Mother Continent
Rtg
–
51
Youth KG
Rtg
3½:2½
19/1
IM
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina (w)
2404
–
CM
Momunaliev, Ruslan (b)
2070
1 – 0
19/2
FM
Wanyama, Harold (b)
2246
–
Kurbanbaev, Zalkar (w)
1848
0 – 1
19/3
FM
George Samir, David (w)
2234
–
Beknazarov, Emir (b)
1870
1 – 0
19/4
FM
Mhango, Banele (b)
2136
–
CM
Keneshbekov, Elim (w)
1832
1 – 0
19/5
WCM
Quickpen, Deborah Ebimobo-Ere (w)
2077
–
WCM
Sezdbekova, Aizhan (b)
1793
½ – ½
19/6
Makgatle, Cordeliah Goitsemodimo (b)
0
–
Mukanov, Iskender (w)
1600
0 – 1
Bo.
40
Chess Trust Accelerators
Rtg
–
27
Sassy Seniors
Rtg
2½:3½
20/1
CM
Khoury, Theo (w)
2144
–
GM
Turner, Matthew J (b)
2506
0 – 1
20/2
Verbytski, Oleg (b)
2090
–
FM
Dishman, Stephen (w)
2266
1 – 0
20/3
WFM
Dicen, Elis Denele (w)
1982
–
FM
Duncan, Chris R (b)
2253
0 – 1
20/4
CM
Zhao, George (b)
1939
–
Vujatovic, Rajko (w)
2194
½ – ½
20/5
Volovich, Julia (w)
1859
–
Dishman, Matthew (b)
1901
0 – 1
20/6
Kendall, Arthur (b)
1712
–
WIM
Regan, Natasha K (w)
1905
1 – 0
Bo.
39
ANI
Rtg
–
43
Oxbridge
Rtg
3 : 3
21/1
FM
Zakarian, David (w)
2277
–
IM
O`gorman, Tom (b)
2257
0 – 1
21/2
FM
Kiremitciyan, Ari (b)
2165
–
Goh, Jinghan Cameron (w)
1992
½ – ½
21/3
Stepanyan, Henrik (w)
2140
–
Gallagher, Daniel Gh (b)
2063
0 – 1
21/4
Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon (b)
2033
–
Rushbrooke, Remy (w)
2055
1 – 0
21/5
WFM
Grigoryan, Meri (w)
1908
–
WFM
Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice (b)
1848
½ – ½
21/6
Mesropyan, Hayk (b)
1932
–
Nayberg, Simona (w)
1833
1 – 0
Bo.
41
Berlin Lasker Legends
Rtg
–
44
The London Legends
Rtg
4 : 2
22/1
FM
Eilenberg, Jonas (w)
2279
–
Bryant, Harry (b)
2121
1 – 0
22/2
Yatskar, Martin (b)
2223
–
Dasgupta, Avyukt (w)
2083
1 – 0
22/3
CM
Kunz, Andre (w)
2128
–
Patel, Zain (b)
2001
1 – 0
22/4
Stein, Theodor (b)
1933
–
Vashisht-Pigem, Raman (w)
2015
0 – 1
22/5
Ho, Ngoc Hai-Dang (w)
1981
–
Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian (b)
1921
0 – 1
22/6
Schuster, Rebekka (b)
1874
–
ACM
Kodukula, Sameera (w)
1662
1 – 0
Bo.
47
Hammersmith Chess Club
Rtg
–
42
Uppsala SSS
Rtg
3½:2½
23/1
Gallana, Marco (w)
2232
–
FM
Grahn, Vidar (b)
2201
½ – ½
23/2
CM
Villiers, Thomas (b)
2108
–
FM
Strom-Engdahl, Alexander (w)
2113
½ – ½
23/3
Hill, Alistair (w)
2095
–
CM
Frank, Anton (b)
2110
½ – ½
23/4
Franco, Gaston (b)
2010
–
Nilsson, Oliver (w)
2043
0 – 1
23/5
Ciocan, Maria-Alexandra (w)
1924
–
Ostensson, Julia (b)
1966
1 – 0
23/6
Aryaman, Ganguly (b)
1604
–
Letoret, Tim (w)
1794
1 – 0
Bo.
48
xChess.AI
Rtg
–
45
Danish Futures
Rtg
5 : 1
24/1
CM
Sava, Robert-Gabriel (w)
2132
–
IM
Skytte, Rasmus (b)
2412
1 – 0
24/2
Rusu, Lucas (b)
2130
–
IM
Kistrup, Nicolai (w)
2221
1 – 0
24/3
Badescu, Matei-Andrei (w)
1961
–
WIM
Nilssen, Ellen Fredericia (b)
2104
0 – 1
24/4
FM
Sava, Christiansen-Danut-Eugen (b)
1971
–
CM
Skytte, Robert (w)
1846
1 – 0
24/5
Badescu, Eliza-Ioana (w)
1789
–
WCM
Derlich, Sarah Sima (b)
1807
1 – 0
24/6
Platschek, Luca (b)
1827
–
Andries, Leia (w)
1708
1 – 0
Bo.
50
Desert Penguins
Rtg
–
46
UK Chess Challenge Masters
Rtg
½ :5½
25/1
Sedykh, Mikhail (w)
2108
–
Yu, Rock (b)
2091
0 – 1
25/2
IM
Madan, Augustin (b)
2203
–
CM
Murawski, Jan (w)
1985
0 – 1
25/3
Bansal, Saahil (w)
1874
–
Zhu, Pengxiao (b)
1984
0 – 1
25/4
Bharat Kumar, Balahari (b)
1790
–
WFM
Longson, Sarah N (w)
2045
½ – ½
25/5
Sedykh, Stakhey (w)
1694
–
Sefton, Adam (b)
1730
0 – 1
25/6
Ding, Yihua (b)
1536
–
Veselow, Zoe (w)
1775
0 – 1
Bo.
52
Equity Bank, Kenya
Rtg
–
49
Satranc Istanbul
Rtg
3 : 3
26/1
FM
Kawuma, Patrick (w)
2218
–
IM
Eren, Ataberk (b)
2195
1 – 0
26/2
Gurevich, Artjom (b)
2137
–
FM
Makaraci, Tunahan (w)
2151
½ – ½
26/3
Andiwoh, Moses (w)
1831
–
Eken, Atakan (b)
2003
0 – 1
26/4
WCM
Mutisya, Jully (b)
1712
–
Tahaoglu, Ugur Barkin (w)
1959
0 – 1
26/5
Ongono, Victor (w)
1587
–
Kalender, Murat Emre (b)
1755
½ – ½
26/6
Kuka, Kyle (b)
1496
–
Demir, Aleyna (w)
1591
1 – 0

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