The inaugural edition, a 12-round Swiss tournament played over three days under rapid time control, will take place in Düsseldorf from August 25 (arrival day) to August 28, 2023

Format

The World Rapid Team Championship 2023 is a 12-round Swiss tournament featuring 43 teams. Each team is composed of at least six and not more than nine players, and it must include at least one female and one recreational player, who never achieved FIDE rating of 2000. Each match is played on six boards, with at least one female and one recreational player in every match.

The time control is 15 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 10 seconds from the first move. Matches are scored by match points, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The team with the most match points will become the champion.

Participants

More than 300 players are participating, including Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Viswanathan Anand, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Praggnanandhaa R, Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, Hou Yifan, and many more. You can check the complete line-up here

Schedule

  • 26 August
    • Round 1: 11:30 UTC
    • Round 2: 13:30 UTC
    • Round 3: 15:30 UTC
    • Round 4: 17:30 UTC
  • 27 August
    • Round 5: 11:30 UTC
    • Round 6: 13:30 UTC
    • Round 7: 15:30 UTC
    • Round 8: 17:30 UTC
  • 28 August
    • Round 9: 11:30 UTC
    • Round 10: 13:30 UTC
    • Round 11: 15:30 UTC
    • Round 12: 17:30 UTC

Links

  • jorge@sopuli.xyzOPM
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    10 months ago

    Round 4

    Standings
    Rank Team Points dSB GP Wins Draws Losses
    1 WR Chess 8 91.5 19 4 0 0
    2 Freedom 7 80 16.5 3 1 0
    3 Team MGD1 7 79.5 17.5 3 1 0
    4 Armenia 6 75.5 17 3 0 1
    5 ASV AlphaEchecs Linz 6 71 18 3 0 1
    6 Germany and Friends 6 59 14.5 2 2 0
    7 Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków 6 55.5 15 3 0 1
    8 Chess Pensioners 5 68 14 1 3 0
    9 Ashdod Elit Chess Club 5 63 14.5 2 1 1
    10 Chessbrah OFM 5 59 16 2 1 1
    11 Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 5 46.5 13 2 1 1
    12 Rishon LeZion Chess Club 5 46 15.5 2 1 1
    13 Berlin Chess Federation 5 44 13.5 2 1 1
    14 Schachverein Hemer 5 41 14 2 1 1
    15 Kompetenzakademie Allstars 4 60 14 2 0 2
    16 Six-pack 4 52 12.5 2 0 2
    17 FIDE Management Board 4 39 12.5 2 0 2
    18 Africa 4 38.5 13.5 1 2 1
    19 Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club 4 31.5 10.5 1 2 1
    20 Team Chessemy 4 29.5 11 2 0 2
    21 Ukrainian Amators 4 20.5 10 2 0 2
    22 Mitropa Chess Association 4 16 12.5 2 0 2
    23 Doppelbauer Kiel 3 44.5 11 1 1 2
    24 Deutsche Schachjugend 1 3 41 10 1 1 2
    25 Chess Wizzards 3 39 10 1 1 2
    26 Heilbronn Hustlers 3 26 10 1 1 2
    27 Aachener Schachverein von 1856 3 25.5 10 1 1 2
    28 Wensing & Pöbel 3 18.5 8.5 1 1 2
    29 The Sharks 2 46 9.5 1 0 3
    30 PhileKhoob Chess Club 2 24 9 1 0 3
    31 Blerickse Schaakvereniging 2 23.5 8.5 1 0 3
    32 Neustadt Weinstraße 2 14.5 8.5 1 0 3
    33 MagdeBurg and Friends 2 7.5 4.5 1 0 3
    34 Deutsche Schachjugend 2 2 3.5 5 1 0 3
    35 École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne 1 20.5 7.5 0 1 3
    36 Unischach Bayreuth 0 14 5.5 0 0 4