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Mer »| Orientalsk Bullet | 1h | 40 | |
| Timens Atomic | 57m | ||
| Timens HyperBullet | 27m | ||
| Timens Crazyhouse | 57m | ||
| ≤1700 Blitz | 57m | 35 | |
| Timens King of the Hill | 57m | ||
| Timens Blitz | 57m | 17 | |
| Timens Chess960 | 57m | ||
| ≤2000 SuperBlitz | 57m | 26 | |
| Timens Horde | 27m | ||
| Timens hurtigsjakk | 1h 57m | 24 | |
| ≤1500 Hurtigsjakk | 57m | 18 | |
| ≤1300 Bullet | 27m | ||
| Nimzo-Indian Defense SuperBlitz | 57m | 16 | |
| 2025 Winter Marathon | 24h | 1252 |
After the first day of the FIDE World Rapid Championships 2025, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Vladislav Artemiev, and GM Gukesh D are tied for first place on 4.5/5. In the Women's tournament, GM Zhu Jiner is in the sole lead on a perfect 4/4. Read our Day 1 recap and check out our player interviews on YouTube.
The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 will take place from 26 to 30 December! The best in the world, including GM Magnus Carlsen in the Open and GM Ju Wenjun in the Women's event, will compete for the World Championship titles and a prize fund of over €1 million. Read our preview, follow the games in our broadcasts, and check out our YouTube channel for interviews with the players on-site by IM Laura Unuk.
The $10,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Final is about to start at 20:00 UTC! More than 2,000 players have already signed up, including 54 grandmasters and 253 titled players in total. Choose your team and join the arena for two hours of 3+2 Blitz.
Join the Lotus Chess Grand Colosseum Arena by @agadmator for two hours of 2+0 Bullet with a total prize fund of $1,500, starting today at 16:30 UTC!
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