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

  • jorgeOPM
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    1 year ago

    Round 3

    Standings
    Rank Team Points dSB GP Wins Draws Losses
    1 Team MGD1 6 47.5 14.5 3 0 0
    2 WR Chess 6 47 14 3 0 0
    3 Freedom 6 44 13.5 3 0 0
    4 Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków 6 29.5 14 3 0 0
    5 Armenia 4 46.5 11.5 2 0 1
    6 ASV AlphaEchecs Linz 4 43 14 2 0 1
    7 Kompetenzakademie Allstars 4 39 11.5 2 0 1
    8 Germany and Friends 4 36 11 1 2 0
    9 Chess Pensioners 4 31 11 1 2 0
    10 Six-pack 4 29 10.5 2 0 1
    11 Rishon LeZion Chess Club 4 28 12.5 2 0 1
    12 Ashdod Elit Chess Club 4 25 11.5 2 0 1
    13 Team Chessemy 4 16.5 10.5 2 0 1
    14 Schachverein Hemer 4 15 11 2 0 1
    15 Chessbrah OFM 3 36 11 1 1 1
    16 Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 3 23 9 1 1 1
    17 Doppelbauer Kiel 3 23 8.5 1 1 1
    18 Berlin Chess Federation 3 21.5 10 1 1 1
    19 Heilbronn Hustlers 3 21 9 1 1 1
    20 Chess Wizzards 3 20 7.5 1 1 1
    21 Deutsche Schachjugend 1 3 16 8 1 1 1
    22 FIDE Management Board 2 29 9 1 0 2
    23 The Sharks 2 26.5 7 1 0 2
    24 Africa 2 16.5 8.5 0 2 1
    25 Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club 2 16.5 6.5 0 2 1
    26 Neustadt Weinstraße 2 8 6.5 1 0 2
    27 Ukrainian Amators 2 8 6.5 1 0 2
    28 PhileKhoob Chess Club 2 6 8 1 0 2
    29 Mitropa Chess Association 2 6 7.5 1 0 2
    30 Blerickse Schaakvereniging 2 4 6.5 1 0 2
    31 MagdeBurg and Friends 2 3.5 3.5 1 0 2
    32 Aachener Schachverein von 1856 1 15 5.5 0 1 2
    33 École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne 1 10 6 0 1 2
    34 Wensing & Pöbel 1 7.5 4.5 0 1 2
    35 Unischach Bayreuth 0 7 3.5 0 0 3
    36 Deutsche Schachjugend 2 0 3 1 0 0 3