Clash of titans in Düsseldorf: World Rapid Team Championship

The first-ever World Rapid Team Championship will take place in Düsseldorf on August 26-28. Forty teams from all corners of the world are registered to take part in the tournament. The list of contenders includes the likes of Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Richard Rapport. In addition, two former world champions, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, will represent the humorously named ‘Chess Pensioners’ team.

Team WR Chess wins the World Rapid Team Championship 2023 in Dusseldorf (10 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses) with last round to spare : r/chess

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