17-year-old Abdusattorov has now beaten both Caruana and Aronian as well as drawing vs. Nepo and Grischuk! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-rapid-championship-2021/7/1/3

World Rapid Chess Championship Day 2: Carlsen and Kosteniuk Surge Ahead

Round seven featured what was, without a doubt, the most highly anticipated pairing in the entire event, if not in all of 21st-century chess. #rapidblitz

Read the day two report: https://www.chess.com/news/view/world-rapid-chess-championship-day-2-carlsen-and-kosteniuk-surge-ahead

Day 2 of competition ends with Magnus Carlsen leading on a score of 7.5/9.0.

Grischuk, Nepomniachtchi and Abdusattorov are close behind with 7.0! 👀

Alexandra Kosteniuk has conceded just one draw in the Women's World Rapid Championship! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-rapid-championship-2021/9/1/1

Standings at the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship after Day 2:
1. Kosteniuk - 7½
2-7. Serikbay, Koneru, Shuvalova, Lagno, Mammadova & Assaubayeva - 6

More info at https://chess-results.com/tnr600853.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=8&fed=IND&flag=30

World Rapid 2021

World Rapid Women 2021

Miguel Najdorf and Samuel Reshevsky during a tournament in Amsterdam in November/December 1950.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Milunka Lazarević, the female Tal

https://en.chessbase.com/post/milunka-lazarevic-female-tal-part-1

"It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position."

🔸 Richard Reti

@UnityChessClub

Daily chess puzzle
Rosell - Jensen, Aarhus 1975
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/435535

Candidates Tournament To Take Place June 2022 In Madrid Sponsored By Chess.com

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-candidates-chess-tournament-madrid-fide-chesscom

Best chess tactics from the FIDE_chess World Rapid championship!
Some easy, some difficult - click the "Play" button to solve them all. #RapidBlitz #worldrapid
https://chesspuzzle.net/List/5305

The list of 17-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov's victims is stunning, including 4 Top 10 players! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-rapid-championship-2021/10/1/1
#c24live #RapidBlitz

Congratulations to 17-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov on winning the 2021 World Rapid Championship! He beat Magnus Carlsen in rapid chess and then Ian Nepomniachtchi in a blitz playoff:

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-rapid-championship-2021/15/1/1

Press conference with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, FIDE World Rapid Champion 2021

Congratulations to GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov who just became the YOUNGEST PERSON EVER TO WIN the World Rapid Championship at just 17-years-old! 🏆

Nodirbek Abdusattorov ends a brilliant tournament by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi! The 17-year-old claims the title of World Rapid Champion! 🏆 #RapidBlitz

Nodirbek Abdusattorov's beautiful 81.Kc5 move against the world champion. https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-rapid-championship-2021/10/1/1

Carlsen speaking to NRK with a rant lasting several minutes about why he thinks the tiebreak rules in this event are unfair. "I just don't think this is fair. It has to be changed." and "It's just too amateurish in a world championship."

🔗 Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS)

Seeing the World Rapid Championship go from 15 rounds to 13 was an oddity, but seeing these tiebreak rules for a "World Championship" is beyond laughable.

🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru)