FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

A general view shows chess players competing in the Blitz women's and men's first round at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

Viswanathan Anand (2nd L), an Indian chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion, plays the first round at the First Move Ceremony between Ju Wenjun (L) of China and Luong Phuong Hanh (R) of Vietnam during the women's Blitz first round at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-CHESS

(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-CHESS

(230705) -- ZAGREB, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (2nd R) competes with Magnus Carlsen of Norway (1st R) during the ceremonial opening of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz chess tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Jurica Galoic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-CHESS

(SP)CROATIA-ZAGREB-CHESS

(230705) -- ZAGREB, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Magnus Carlsen (R, front) of Norway attends the ceremonial opening of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz chess tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Jurica Galoic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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POLAND-FIDE-CHESS-WORLD-RAPID

Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) during the FIDE Chess World Rapid & Blitz 2021 in Warsaw, Poland, on December 28, 2021. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto) (Credit:Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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POLAND-FIDE-CHESS-WORLD-RAPID

Jan Krzysztof Duda (POL) during the FIDE Chess World Rapid & Blitz 2021 in Warsaw, Poland, on December 29, 2021. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto) (Credit:Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

FIDE World Rapid And Blitz Speed Chess Championships In Warsaw

FIDE World Rapid And Blitz Speed Chess Championships In Warsaw

A speed chess player is seen taking part in the FIDE Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Warsaw, Poland on 29 December, 2021. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto) (Credit:STR/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)