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 12

    Final standings
    Rank Team BP MP
    1 WR Chess 51 22
    2 Freedom 46.5 20
    3 Team MGD1 47.5 18
    4 Armenia 44 17
    5 Germany and Friends 39.5 15
    6 ASV AlphaEchecs Linz 45 14
    7 Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków 41.5 14
    8 Berlin Chess Federation 37.5 14
    9 Chessbrah OFM 43 13
    10 Kompetenzakademie Allstars 41 13
    11 Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V 39.5 13
    12 Six-pack 39.5 13
    13 FIDE Management Board 38.5 13
    14 Ashdod Elit Chess Club 37.5 13
    15 Chess Pensioners 37.5 13
    16 Team Chessemy.com 35 13
    17 Rishon LeZion Chess Club 40.5 12
    18 Chess Wizzards 37 12
    19 Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club 37 12
    20 Doppelbauer Kiel 37 12
    21 Mitropa Chess Association 36.5 12
    22 The Sharks 36 12
    23 Blerickse Schaakvereniging 35 12
    24 Schachverein Hemer 34.5 12
    25 PhileKhoob Chess Club 36 11
    26 Aachener Schachverein von 1856 34.5 11
    27 Deutsche Schachjugend 1 31 11
    28 Wensing & Pöbel 30 11
    29 Ukrainian Amators 29 11
    30 Africa 33.5 10
    31 Heilbronn Hustlers 33.5 10
    32 École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne 33 8
    33 Neustadt Weinstraße 28.5 6
    34 MagdeBurg and Friends 22 6
    35 Deutsche Schachjugend 2 10 2
    36 Unischach Bayreuth 17.5 1