The first tournament took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from August 26 to 28, 2023.[1]
Overview
The 2023 edition consisted only of a rapid section, with no blitz section.
The FIDE World Rapid Team Championship followed the Swiss system with 12 rounds. The tournament rules required each team to include at least one female player and at least one player who had not achieved a FIDE Standard, Rapid, or Blitz Rating of 2000 Elo points or was unrated.[2]
Participants
The list of participants of the championship included former world champions, such as Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Hou Yifan, Mariya Muzychuk and Alexandra Kosteniuk, as well as World Championships runners-ups, World Cup winners, and former world champions in rapid and blitz chess.[3]
Approximately 300 participants worldwide, including over 15 Olympic champions, formed up 36 teams to compete.[4]
Team WR Chess from left to right: Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Praggnanandhaa R, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Jan Gustaffson, Wadim Rosenstein, Vincent Keymer, Hou Yifan, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Prior to the start of the tournament, FIDE pointed out the following teams as some of the strongest and clear favorites, due to the squad experience and average team rating[10]
The FIDE World Rapid Team Championship adopted a team-based Swiss tournament format. Teams, consisting of six to nine players, competed against each other in 15-minute games with an increment of 10 seconds per move. The scoring system awarded teams with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss in each round. The team with the highest amount of match points at the end of the tournament was crowned as the World Team Rapid Champion.[2]
Prize fund
The championship offered a total prize fund of €250,000. In case of a tie, the prize money would be shared equally among the tied teams.[10][11][12]
With a record of two draws and ten wins out of 12 matches, the inaugural FIDE World Rapid Team Championship was claimed by the team WR Chess. Securing a total of 22 matchpoints, they emerged victorious. In the second position was team Freedom with 20 matchpoints, while team MGD1 secured the third spot with 18 match points. The fourth place was clinched by Team Armenia, while a surprising fifth place was attained by Team Germany and Friends.[2][13]
In the crucial Round 5, team WR Chess defeated the first-ranked team Freedom with a distinguished score of 5:1. While Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Praggnanandhaa, Hou Yifan, and Wadim Rosenstein won their games, Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi drew their matches versus Vishy Anand and Daniil Dubov, respectively.[2][13]
The dynamic squad, Columbus Energy KingsOfChess from Kraków, earned the top spot in the under-2400 rating category. Additionally, the eleven-year-old prodigy Christian Glöckler from Hesse won the special prize for the best game by a young player. Ranked fifth globally in his age group, Glöckler showcased his immense talent, adding to the achievements of German chess.[2][13]
#
Team
Games
M. Pts
TB1
TB2
1
WR Chess
12
22
702
51
2
Freedom
12
20
582.5
46.5
3
Team MGD1
12
18
628.5
47.5
4
Armenia
12
17
544.5
44
5
Germany and Friends
12
15
533
39.5
6
ASV AlphaEchecs Linz
12
14
549
45
7
Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków
12
14
482
41.5
8
Berlin Chess Federation
12
14
449.5
37.5
9
Six-pack
12
13
497
39.5
10
Chess Pensioners
12
13
485.5
37.5
11
KompetenzakademieAllstars
12
13
473
41
12
Chessbrah OFM
12
13
465.5
43
13
Ashdod Elit Chess Club
12
13
448
37.5
14
FIDE Management Board
12
13
425
38.5
15
Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V.
12
13
414
39.5
16
Team Chessemy.com
12
13
356
35
17
Rishon LeZion Chess Club
12
12
451
40.5
18
Schachverein Hemer
12
12
364
34.5
19
Doppelbauer Kiel
12
12
353.5
37
20
The Sharks
12
12
353
36
21
Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club
12
12
284
37
22
Chess Wizzards
12
12
268
37
23
Mitropa Chess Association
12
12
249.5
36.5
24
Blerickse Schaakvereniging
12
12
230.5
35
25
Deutsche Schachjugend 1
12
11
336.5
31
26
Ukrainian Amators
12
11
302.5
29.5
27
Wensing & Pöbel
12
11
286
31
28
Aachener Schachverein von 1856
12
11
274
33.5
29
PhileKhoob Chess Club
12
11
257.5
36
30
Africa
12
10
338.5
33.5
31
Heilbronn Hustlers
12
10
289.5
33.5
32
École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne
12
8
244
34
33
Neustadt Weinstraße
12
6
190
27.5
34
MagdeBurg and Friends
12
6
141.5
22
35
Deutsche Schachjugend 2
12
2
58
10
36
Unischach Bayreuth
12
1
148.5
17
References
↑ International Chess Federation (FIDE), 2023. Inaugural World Rapid Team Championship: Registration open for all. Available at: https://www.fide.com/news/2354]
1 2 International Chess Federation (FIDE), 2023. Düsseldorf hosts the inaugural World Team Rapid Championship. [Online] Available at: https://www.fide.com/news/2548
1 2 3 International Chess Federation (FIDE), 2023. WR Chess triumphs as inaugural FIDE World Rapid Team Champions. Available at: https://www.fide.com/news/2616
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