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The French rapid and blitz chess championship is taking place 14-15 June in Saint-Maur, France. The rapid part will be 9 rounds Swiss played on June 14th, while the blitz will be 13 rounds Swiss played on June 15th. A total of 600 players have joined the event, with top seeded Alberto David, Laurent Fressinet, Maxime Lagarde, Paul Velten, Romain Edouard, Bilel Bellahcene, Pierre Laurent-Paoli, Augustin Droin, Mahel Boyer, Namig Guliyev, etc. Scroll down for the full participants list.

Team MGD1 is continues in the lead of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams 2025. After 8 rounds, MGD1 has collected 13 MP, the same result as Hexamind, but with a better tiebreak. MGD1 started with a draw vs Freedom, a win vs the rating favorites WR Chess, and a win vs Germany and Friends. Just when it looked like MGD1 can extend the lead even further, they were stopped in their tracks by Hexamind. Scroll down for the full standings

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.

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.

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.

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.

The European School Chess Championship 2025 took place from 29 May to 8 June at the Complex Amiral – Comandor – Orfeu in Mamaia, Romania. The event was played in six age categories: U7, U9, U11, U13, U15 and U17, open and girls sections separately, with the participation of more than 200 players coming from 14 European federations.

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.

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.

The last board of MGD1 – P Tayade Atharvaa – is also undefeated and continues with 4,0/4. His victory and the victory of Leon Luke Mendoca in the fourth round of the day secured the pole position for MGD1. Scroll down for the full stats of the team and the standings

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.