FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships is a year-end treat that never fails to bring a lot of emotions. #rapidblitz

https://worldrapidandblitz.fide.com/

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

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

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

Alexandra Kosteniuk is the 2021 FIDE Women's World Rapid Champion!

This is Alexandra’s first title in the Rapid, after having finished second in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Congratulations! 👏👏
#RapidBlitz

The 3rd day of the #rapidblitz was exhilarating.
🏆The World Rapid Championship ended with a spectacular victory for Nordibek Abdusattorov, who defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in a play-off.
🏆Alexandra Kosteniuk won her first Women’s World Rapid Championship.

Carlsen lashed out against FIDE for what he considers “completely idiotic” tiebreak rules after missing out on the playoff for the World Rapid Championship title. Here's our full story. #RapidBlitz
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-lashes-out-against-fide-for-completely-idiotic-tiebreak-rule

📢17-year-old Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the World Rapid Chess Championship! Notably defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the day, he is now the youngest world rapid champion to date. #RapidBlitz

Full day-three report: https://www.chess.com/news/view/world-rapid-chess-championship-day-3-abdusattorov-and-kosteniuk-crowned-world-rapid-champions

⚡️ The World Blitz Championship begins...!

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

#c24live #RapidBlitz

⚡️ 🇺🇸 @GMHikaru is held to a draw by 🇩🇪 IM Berchtenbreiter Maximilian! #RapidBlitz

Koneru Humpy scores a miniature win with a couple of brilliant moves against IM Olga Badelka! #rapidblitz

Sanan Sjugirov blunders his queen! #RapidBlitz

Bartosz Socko has defeated Magnus Carlsen with the white pieces in the fifth round of #RapidBlitz!

Socko is the only player in the event with a perfect score of 5/5.

Today's #RapidBlitz matches are madness 😰

Listen in to the final moments of Carlsen v. Mamedyarov below ⬇️

These are the standings after 12 rounds on day one of the #RapidBlitz!

It all ends tomorrow!

Looks like most of the 2700 chess Top 20 are having a rough go of the Blitz portion of the #RapidBlitz WC except for Aronion and Dubov.

🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru):
Wasn't feeling well before the Rapid, told FIDE , got tested - was neg and I played. Needed to take a test today to fly tomorrow - it's positive. I cannot finish the tournament and now am worried for all my opponents. Will be seeing you on stream doing commentary, I guess.

🔗 ChesscomLive (@ChesscomLive):
After reports from players having to queue to take a Covid test this morning, sadly on the final day of the #RapidBlitz we won't see Hikaru Nakamura in action as he tested positive. We hope for a false-positive or otherwise speedy recovery for Hikaru!

3 results, 30 seconds 🤯

Vachier_Lagrave plays lights out with the white pieces, knocking out Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja takes it over Aronian, and Duda moves on versus Artemiev in the #RapidBlitz!

Live: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DH0uabAi1J4