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+
After Day 1 MGD1 was the only perfect team in the field, winning vs Mongolz, Barys.kz, Rishon LeZion Chess Club, and Uzbekistan. Day 2 also finished with MGD1 leading the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams, but this time they are equal with Hexamind.
Day 3 started in the best way possible for MGD1. They won their round 9 encounter, while Hexamind were held to a draw. Scroll down for the full results of round 9.
Results round 1 / Results round 2 / Results round 3 / Results round 4 / Results round 5 / Results round 6 / Results round 7 / Results round 8 / Results round 9
Round 9 on 2025/06/13 at 1400
Bo.
5
Freedom
Rtg
–
9
Hexamind Chess Team
Rtg
3 : 3
1/1
GM
Anand, Viswanathan (w)
2719
–
GM
Aronian, Levon (b)
2746
½ – ½
1/2
GM
Sevian, Samuel (b)
2636
–
GM
Murzin, Volodar (w)
2637
1 – 0
1/3
GM
Le, Quang Liem (w)
2645
–
GM
Giri, Anish (b)
2688
½ – ½
1/4
GM
Sarana, Alexey (b)
2603
–
GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (w)
2650
½ – ½
1/5
GM
Muzychuk, Anna (w)
2409
–
IM
Divya, Deshmukh (b)
2386
½ – ½
1/6
Mani, Sarbartho (b)
1871
–
Muradyan, David (w)
0
0 – 1
Bo.
6
Team MGD1
Rtg
–
2
KazChess
Rtg
3½:2½
2/1
GM
Erigaisi, Arjun (w)
2708
–
GM
Rapport, Richard (b)
2709
1 – 0
2/2
GM
Harikrishna, Pentala (b)
2634
–
GM
Grischuk, Alexander (w)
2696
0 – 1
2/3
GM
Anton Guijarro, David (w)
2625
–
GM
Esipenko, Andrey (b)
2651
½ – ½
2/4
GM
Pranav, V (b)
2537
–
IM
Ansat, Aldiyar (w)
2383
1 – 0
2/5
IM
Tsolakidou, Stavroula (w)
2394
–
IM
Kamalidenova, Meruert (b)
2380
0 – 1
2/6
Atharvaa, P Tayade (b)
1952
–
Aiten, Islam (w)
2037
1 – 0
Bo.
7
Germany and Friends
Rtg
–
4
Uzbekistan
Rtg
3½:2½
3/1
GM
Keymer, Vincent (w)
2649
–
GM
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (b)
2732
1 – 0
3/2
GM
Svane, Rasmus (b)
2616
–
GM
Sindarov, Javokhir (w)
2668
0 – 1
3/3
GM
Svane, Frederik (w)
2476
–
GM
Yakubboev, Nodirbek (b)
2547
1 – 0
3/4
GM
Kollars, Dmitrij (b)
2553
–
GM
Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (w)
2519
0 – 1
3/5
IM
Wagner, Dinara (w)
2372
–
IM
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (b)
2282
1 – 0
3/6
Lobkin, Bohdan (b)
1902
–
WFM
Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon (w)
1943
½ – ½
Bo.
10
Knight Dance
Rtg
–
1
WR Chess Team
Rtg
2½:3½
4/1
GM
Van Foreest, Jorden (w)
2640
–
GM
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (b)
2735
½ – ½
4/2
GM
Moussard, Jules (b)
2609
–
GM
Nakamura, Hikaru (w)
2734
0 – 1
4/3
GM
Dardha, Daniel (w)
2582
–
GM
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (b)
2718
1 – 0
4/4
GM
Maurizzi, Marc`andria (b)
2472
–
GM
So, Wesley (w)
2714
0 – 1
4/5
IM
Roebers, Eline (w)
2404
–
GM
Hou, Yifan (b)
2539
0 – 1
4/6
Phulpin, Theo (b)
1754
–
Rosenstein, Wadim (w)
1704
1 – 0
Bo.
8
Ashdod Elit Chess Club
Rtg
–
3
Malcolm’s Mates
Rtg
3½:2½
5/1
GM
Nihal, Sarin (w)
2676
–
GM
Mcshane, Luke J (b)
2702
1 – 0
5/2
GM
Eljanov, Pavel (b)
2614
–
GM
Vitiugov, Nikita (w)
2590
0 – 1
5/3
GM
Gledura, Benjamin (w)
2575
–
GM
Adams, Michael (b)
2628
0 – 1
5/4
GM
Volokitin, Andrei (b)
2568
–
GM
Saric, Ivan (w)
2597
½ – ½
5/5
IM
Osmak, Yuliia (w)
2343
–
WGM
Mirzoeva, Elmira (b)
2176
1 – 0
5/6
Sailaubay, Aldiyar (b)
1831
–
Soulier, Alfred (w)
2042
1 – 0
Bo.
11
Team Hungary
Rtg
–
16
Hetman GKS Katowice
Rtg
3½:2½
6/1
GM
Kozak, Adam (w)
2577
–
GM
Navara, David (b)
2671
1 – 0
6/2
GM
Kantor, Gergely (b)
2545
–
GM
Klimkowski, Jan (w)
2416
1 – 0
6/3
GM
Erdos, Viktor (w)
2525
–
IM
Seemann, Jakub (b)
2392
0 – 1
6/4
GM
Ruck, Robert (b)
2460
–
FM
Cieslak, Patryk (w)
2220
½ – ½
6/5
WGM
Gaal, Zsoka (w)
2218
–
WGM
Tsatsalashvili, Keti (b)
2254
1 – 0
6/6
Marton-John, Almos Kiran (b)
1909
–
Smolinski, Wojciech (w)
1929
0 – 1
Bo.
17
FIDE MB Team
Rtg
–
15
Global Ramblers
Rtg
4 : 2
7/1
GM
Hong, Andrew (w)
2547
–
GM
Shirov, Alexei (b)
2707
1 – 0
7/2
GM
Short, Nigel D (b)
2533
–
GM
Dudin, Gleb (w)
2454
0 – 1
7/3
GM
Bologan, Victor (w)
2501
–
GM
Shabalov, Alexander (b)
2526
0 – 1
7/4
GM
Al-Mudahka, Mohd (b)
2479
–
GM
Glek, Igor (w)
2416
1 – 0
7/5
GM
Zhu, Chen (w)
2312
–
IM
Zatonskih, Anna (b)
2255
1 – 0
7/6
Zaiarski, Stepan (b)
1764
–
Volkov, Leonid (w)
1833
1 – 0
Bo.
12
Rishon LeZion Chess Club
Rtg
–
18
Barys.kz
Rtg
2 : 4
8/1
GM
Rodshtein, Maxim (w)
2603
–
GM
Nogerbek, Kazybek (b)
2531
0 – 1
8/2
GM
Steinberg, Nitzan (b)
2516
–
GM
Makhnev, Denis (w)
2531
0 – 1
8/3
GM
Sokolovsky, Yahli (w)
2367
–
GM
Suleymenov, Alisher (b)
2428
1 – 0
8/4
IM
Bronstein, Or (b)
2345
–
IM
Mamedov, Edgar (w)
2324
1 – 0
8/5
IM
Efroimski, Marsel (w)
2337
–
WIM
Kairbekova, Amina (b)
2280
0 – 1
8/6
Raiko, Yossi (b)
1911
–
Nurakyn, Suleiman (w)
1880
0 – 1
Bo.
21
Rookies
Rtg
–
13
Generation XYZA
Rtg
1½:4½
9/1
IM
Samadov, Read (w)
2464
–
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (b)
2701
0 – 1
9/2
FM
Shogdzhiev, Roman (b)
2405
–
GM
Gurel, Ediz (w)
2452
0 – 1
9/3
GM
Royal, Shreyas (w)
2372
–
GM
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan (b)
2384
0 – 1
9/4
IM
Sapenov, Daniyal (b)
2325
–
IM
Salimova, Nurgyul (w)
2332
1 – 0
9/5
WGM
Nurman, Alua (w)
2250
–
IM
Kuru, Atilla (b)
1972
½ – ½
9/6
Watson, Mikey J (b)
1914
–
Ucok, Evren (w)
0
0 – 1
Bo.
25
Mongolia-A
Rtg
–
14
Duobeniajan Costa Calida ESJ
Rtg
2 : 4
10/1
IM
Amartuvshin, Ganzorig (w)
2356
–
GM
Pichot, Alan (b)
2564
1 – 0
10/2
IM
Amilal, Munkhdalai (b)
2341
–
GM
Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos (w)
2541
½ – ½
10/3
WGM
Munkhzul, Turmunkh (w)
2357
–
GM
Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando (b)
2459
0 – 1
10/4
FM
Gan-Od, Sereenen (b)
2294
–
IM
Camacho Collados, Marcos (w)
2365
0 – 1
10/5
WGM
Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh (w)
2239
–
GM
Khotenashvili, Bella (b)
2349
½ – ½
10/6
Han, Qixuan (b)
1831
–
Torres, Lucas (w)
2031
0 – 1
Bo.
19
Theme International Trading
Rtg
–
32
The MongolZ
Rtg
4½:1½
11/1
GM
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (w)
2665
–
FM
Chinguun, Sumiya (b)
2271
1 – 0
11/2
GM
Jumabayev, Rinat (b)
2524
–
IM
Reimanis, Ritvars (w)
2331
1 – 0
11/3
GM
Le, Tuan Minh (w)
2503
–
IM
Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt (b)
2216
½ – ½
11/4
GM
Siddharth, Jagadeesh (b)
2408
–
IM
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel (w)
2239
1 – 0
11/5
WGM
Gong, Qianyun (w)
2220
–
FM
Ulziikhishig, Khishigbat (b)
2027
1 – 0
11/6
Zhang, Changjie (b)
1676
–
Araya Fuentes, Cristian (w)
1945
0 – 1
Bo.
26
ChessbrahTV
Rtg
–
20
e-therapeutics
Rtg
2½:3½
12/1
GM
Hansen, Eric (w)
2582
–
GM
Williams, Simon K (b)
2497
1 – 0
12/2
IM
Ragnarsson, Dagur (b)
2350
–
GM
Norwood, David R (w)
2494
0 – 1
12/3
FM
Delaney, Killian (w)
2177
–
IM
Pert, Richard G (b)
2447
0 – 1
12/4
Vincent, Trevor (b)
2226
–
WFM
Sivanandan, Bodhana (w)
2052
½ – ½
12/5
IM
Garcia Martin, Marta (w)
2262
–
FM
Pert, Max (b)
1940
1 – 0
12/6
Stojsin, Nikola (b)
1789
–
Mortazavi, Sami (w)
1714
0 – 1
Bo.
24
Sharks 4NCL
Rtg
–
35
Wood Green Youth
Rtg
3½:2½
13/1
GM
Ghasi, Ameet K (w)
2483
–
FM
Derakhshani, Borna (b)
2240
1 – 0
13/2
IM
Roberson, Peter T (b)
2372
–
IM
Balaji, Aaravamudhan (w)
2278
0 – 1
13/3
IM
Rendle, Thomas E (w)
2412
–
FM
Haydon, David L (b)
2292
½ – ½
13/4
WFM
Hryshchenko, Kamila (b)
2054
–
FM
Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (w)
2153
0 – 1
13/5
McCarthy, Kevin C (w)
1917
–
Jaufarally, Nadia (b)
1901
1 – 0
13/6
Morea, Georgiana-Steluta (b)
1929
–
WCM
Camp, Imogen A L (w)
1805
1 – 0
Bo.
37
English Knightmares
Rtg
–
28
Turkish Airlines Sports Club
Rtg
1½:4½
14/1
GM
Fernandez, Daniel Howard (w)
2380
–
IM
Oro, Faustino (b)
2457
0 – 1
14/2
FM
Badacsonyi, Stanley (b)
2316
–
IM
Ahmad, Khagan (w)
2301
0 – 1
14/3
CM
Shearsby, Jude (w)
2090
–
IM
Lu, Miaoyi (b)
2240
½ – ½
14/4
FM
Badacsonyi, Frankie (b)
1947
–
WGM
Xu, Yuanyuan (w)
2251
½ – ½
14/5
WFM
Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle (w)
1994
–
FM
Lohia, Sohum (b)
2097
0 – 1
14/6
Jain, Gautam (b)
1918
–
Yildiz, Ali Aras (w)
1835
½ – ½
Bo.
22
Wood Green
Rtg
–
36
¡Ållez-Y Initiative!
Rtg
3½:2½
15/1
IM
Harvey, Marcus R (w)
2460
–
GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (b)
2546
0 – 1
15/2
IM
Wadsworth, Matthew J (b)
2367
–
FM
Jacobsen, Mikkel Manosri (w)
2169
1 – 0
15/3
IM
Czopor, Maciej (w)
2382
–
WIM
Muetsch, Annmarie (b)
2188
1 – 0
15/4
IM
Willow, Jonah B (b)
2322
–
FM
Loftgaard, Mikkel Vinh (w)
2160
1 – 0
15/5
WFM
Kueh, Audrey (w)
2098
–
CM
Jalving, August (b)
1893
½ – ½
15/6
Barwick, Carmel (b)
1915
–
McCallum, Elliot (w)
1831
0 – 1
Bo.
34
Noval Group Kyrgyzstan
Rtg
–
23
Perfect
Rtg
3½:2½
16/1
IM
Orozbaev, Eldiyar (w)
2376
–
GM
Sagalchik, Gennadij (b)
2434
1 – 0
16/2
FM
Degenbaev, Aziz (b)
2252
–
IM
Atlas, Valery (w)
2419
½ – ½
16/3
IM
Zhakshylykov, Erzhan (w)
2235
–
Slavin, Gennadie (b)
2207
½ – ½
16/4
CM
Sharshenbekov, Emir (b)
2265
–
GM
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (w)
2267
0 – 1
16/5
WCM
Lesbekova, Assel (w)
2004
–
FM
Atlas, Dmitry (b)
2107
1 – 0
16/6
Zhunusbekova, Aimonchok (b)
1716
–
Mindru, Valeriu (w)
1840
½ – ½
Bo.
39
ANI
Rtg
–
29
Mongolia-B
Rtg
1½:4½
17/1
FM
Zakarian, David (w)
2277
–
IM
Gan-Erdene, Sugar (b)
2433
½ – ½
17/2
FM
Kiremitciyan, Ari (b)
2165
–
GM
Bilguun, Sumiya (w)
2438
0 – 1
17/3
Stepanyan, Henrik (w)
2140
–
IM
Batkhuyag, Munguntuul (b)
2291
0 – 1
17/4
Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon (b)
2033
–
WCM
Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene (w)
2285
0 – 1
17/5
WFM
Grigoryan, Meri (w)
1908
–
FM
Sodbilegt, Naranbold (b)
1946
0 – 1
17/6
Mesropyan, Hayk (b)
1932
–
Enkhbayar, Genden (w)
1837
1 – 0
Bo.
31
Mother Continent
Rtg
–
41
Berlin Lasker Legends
Rtg
4 : 2
18/1
IM
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina (w)
2404
–
FM
Eilenberg, Jonas (b)
2279
1 – 0
18/2
FM
Wanyama, Harold (b)
2246
–
Yatskar, Martin (w)
2223
0 – 1
18/3
FM
George Samir, David (w)
2234
–
CM
Kunz, Andre (b)
2128
1 – 0
18/4
FM
Mhango, Banele (b)
2136
–
Stein, Theodor (w)
1933
1 – 0
18/5
WCM
Quickpen, Deborah Ebimobo-Ere (w)
2077
–
Ho, Ngoc Hai-Dang (b)
1981
1 – 0
18/6
Makgatle, Cordeliah Goitsemodimo (b)
0
–
Schuster, Rebekka (w)
1874
0 – 1
Bo.
48
xChess.AI
Rtg
–
33
Chess Rising Stars
Rtg
1 : 5
19/1
CM
Sava, Robert-Gabriel (w)
2132
–
IM
D`costa, Lorin (b)
2378
0 – 1
19/2
Rusu, Lucas (b)
2130
–
FM
Wu, Li (w)
2270
0 – 1
19/3
Badescu, Matei-Andrei (w)
1961
–
FM
Cumming, Rhys (b)
2223
0 – 1
19/4
FM
Sava, Christiansen-Danut-Eugen (b)
1971
–
WGM
Navrotescu, Andreea (w)
2195
0 – 1
19/5
Badescu, Eliza-Ioana (w)
1789
–
Russell, Christopher (b)
2082
0 – 1
19/6
Platschek, Luca (b)
1827
–
Mihailidou, Magdalini (w)
1822
1 – 0
Bo.
49
Satranc Istanbul
Rtg
–
30
Berlin Chess Federation
Rtg
1 : 5
20/1
IM
Eren, Ataberk (w)
2195
–
IM
Schneider, Ilja (b)
2429
0 – 1
20/2
FM
Makaraci, Tunahan (b)
2151
–
IM
Fromm, Marius (w)
2320
½ – ½
20/3
Eken, Atakan (w)
2003
–
FM
Florstedt, Johannes (b)
2334
½ – ½
20/4
Tahaoglu, Ugur Barkin (b)
1959
–
FM
Schulze, Lara (w)
2211
0 – 1
20/5
Kalender, Murat Emre (w)
1755
–
CM
Rath, Alina (b)
2038
0 – 1
20/6
Demir, Aleyna (b)
1591
–
Ziems, Michael (w)
1890
0 – 1
Bo.
42
Uppsala SSS
Rtg
–
38
OlalaStars
Rtg
1½:4½
21/1
FM
Grahn, Vidar (w)
2201
–
GM
Kogan, Arthur (b)
2455
0 – 1
21/2
FM
Strom-Engdahl, Alexander (b)
2113
–
FM
Krivenko, Dion (w)
2221
½ – ½
21/3
CM
Frank, Anton (w)
2110
–
Sason, Noam (b)
2077
0 – 1
21/4
Nilsson, Oliver (b)
2043
–
WFM
Blokhin, Sofia (w)
2099
0 – 1
21/5
Ostensson, Julia (w)
1966
–
Agafonov, Yuri Dr (b)
1987
0 – 1
21/6
Letoret, Tim (b)
1794
–
Kiritshenko, Platon (w)
1732
1 – 0
Bo.
46
UK Chess Challenge Masters
Rtg
–
27
Sassy Seniors
Rtg
2 : 4
22/1
Vaidyanathan, Adithya (w)
2147
–
GM
Turner, Matthew J (b)
2506
0 – 1
22/2
Yu, Rock (b)
2091
–
GM
Parker, Jonathan F (w)
2506
0 – 1
22/3
CM
Murawski, Jan (w)
1985
–
FM
Dishman, Stephen (b)
2266
0 – 1
22/4
Zhu, Pengxiao (b)
1984
–
Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav (w)
2035
½ – ½
22/5
WFM
Longson, Sarah N (w)
2045
–
Dishman, Matthew (b)
1901
1 – 0
22/6
Veselow, Zoe (b)
1775
–
WIM
Regan, Natasha K (w)
1905
½ – ½
Bo.
43
Oxbridge
Rtg
–
51
Youth KG
Rtg
1½:4½
23/1
IM
O`gorman, Tom (w)
2257
–
CM
Momunaliev, Ruslan (b)
2070
0 – 1
23/2
Goh, Jinghan Cameron (b)
1992
–
Kurbanbaev, Zalkar (w)
1848
0 – 1
23/3
Gallagher, Daniel Gh (w)
2063
–
Beknazarov, Emir (b)
1870
1 – 0
23/4
Rushbrooke, Remy (b)
2055
–
Muradylov, Baiel (w)
1834
½ – ½
23/5
WFM
Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice (w)
1848
–
CM
Keneshbekov, Elim (b)
1832
0 – 1
23/6
Nayberg, Simona (b)
1833
–
WCM
Sezdbekova, Aizhan (w)
1793
0 – 1
Bo.
44
The London Legends
Rtg
–
45
Danish Futures
Rtg
2½:3½
24/1
Bryant, Harry (w)
2121
–
IM
Skytte, Rasmus (b)
2412
0 – 1
24/2
Dasgupta, Avyukt (b)
2083
–
IM
Kistrup, Nicolai (w)
2221
0 – 1
24/3
Vashisht-Pigem, Raman (w)
2015
–
WIM
Nilssen, Ellen Fredericia (b)
2104
1 – 0
24/4
Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian (b)
1921
–
CM
Skytte, Robert (w)
1846
½ – ½
24/5
Maton, Emily (w)
1827
–
WCM
Derlich, Sarah Sima (b)
1807
½ – ½
24/6
Lapidus, Alexey M. (b)
1884
–
Andries, Leia (w)
1708
½ – ½
Bo.
50
Desert Penguins
Rtg
–
40
Chess Trust Accelerators
Rtg
1½:4½
25/1
Sedykh, Mikhail (w)
2108
–
CM
Khoury, Theo (b)
2144
½ – ½
25/2
Bansal, Saahil (b)
1874
–
Verbytski, Oleg (w)
2090
0 – 1
25/3
Bharat Kumar, Balahari (w)
1790
–
WFM
Dicen, Elis Denele (b)
1982
1 – 0
25/4
Ding, Yicheng (b)
1761
–
CM
Zhao, George (w)
1939
0 – 1
25/5
Ding, Yiwen (w)
1704
–
CM
Jakhria, Kushal (b)
1956
0 – 1
25/6
Ding, Yihua (b)
1536
–
Kendall, Arthur (w)
1712
0 – 1
Bo.
47
Hammersmith Chess Club
Rtg
–
52
Equity Bank, Kenya
Rtg
4 : 2
26/1
Hill, Alistair (w)
2095
–
FM
Kawuma, Patrick (b)
2218
½ – ½
26/2
Stewart, Ashley (b)
2056
–
Gurevich, Artjom (w)
2137
½ – ½
26/3
Hanache, Kai (w)
2018
–
Andiwoh, Moses (b)
1831
1 – 0
26/4
Franco, Gaston (b)
2010
–
WCM
Mutisya, Jully (w)
1712
0 – 1
26/5
Ciocan, Maria-Alexandra (w)
1924
–
Kabugu, Njagi (b)
1695
1 – 0
26/6
Aryaman, Ganguly (b)
1604
–
Kuka, Kyle (w)
1496
1 – 0

