FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2025 (Games and Results)

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2025

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships took place in London Tue 10th to Mon 16th Jun 2025. Players included Firouzja, Aronian, MVL, Nakamura, Abdusattorov, Anand, 420 players of varying strengths playing for teams.

Each team of 6 in each match required one recreational player and one woman player.

6th seeds Team MGD1 (Erigaisi, Harikrishna, Anton Guijarro, Pranav, Mendonca, Tsolakidou and Atharvaa P Tayade) won the rapid ahead of Hexamind (Aronian, Giri, Murzin, Domginguez, Vidit, Divya, Panarin and Muradyan) and Freedom (Anand, Mamedov, Sevian, Le, Sarana, Martirosyan, Muzychuk, Injac and Mani) with top seeds WR Chess (Firouzja, MVL, Nakamura, Duda, So, Hou Yifan, Kosteniuk and Rosenstein. Nepomniachtchi couldn't get a visa in time for the rapid but appeared for the blitz) finishing 5th.

In the blitz WR Chess Team won beating Kazchess (Grischuk, Rapport, Esipenko, Maghsoodloo, Sadvakasov, Ansat, Kamalidenova, Kaliakhmet, Aiten) in the final. Hexamind finished 3rd beating Uzbekistan (Abdusattorov, Sindarov, Yakubboev, Kasimdzhanov, Vokhidov, Khamdamova, Tokhirjonova and Imomkuzieva) in a playoff.

There was controversy in the blitz quarterfinals when Team Germany and Friends beat WR Chess 4-2 with Nepomniachtchi, Nakamura, and Firouzja all losing. Most of the WR Chess team were late to the board and they blamed confusion over the start time, after a lengthy appeal the result was annulled and WR Chess went on to easy wins the second time around.

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2025 (London ENG)
Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025 - Official Site - Results

FIDE World Rapid Team (12 Rds Swiss Team TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool A

FIDE World Bl Team Pool B (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool B

FIDE World Bl Team Pool C (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool C

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool D

FIDE World Bl Team Final (4 Rds KO Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz KO

FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th (2 Rds KO Team TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz KO 5-8

FIDE World Rapid Team (12 Rds Swiss Team TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

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FIDE World Rapid Team London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
16Team MGD11210112161545.5
29Hexamind Chess Team129122064247
35Freedom126151763646.5
44Uzbekistan127231761445.5
51WR Chess Team1283117593.544.5
67Germany and Friends128401654839.5
714Duobeniajan Costa Calida ESJ1274115489.544.5
813Generation XYZA127411548243
93Malcolm's Mates1264214570.540.5
108Ashdod Elit Chess Club1264214545.540.5
1118Barys.kz127501451442.5
122KazChess1264214496.539
1310Knight Dance1264214490.540.5
1416Hetman GKS Katowice1275014443.539
1511Team Hungary126421440937
1617FIDE MB Team1275014402.538
1719Theme International Trading1254313475.538.5
1821Rookies1265113473.543
1912Rishon LeZion Chess Club126511342937.5
2029Mongolia-B126511341842
2132The MongolZ126511337534.5
2224Sharks 4NCL125431337337
2333Chess Rising Stars126511333235
2425Mongolia-A125521238539
2520e-therapeutics125521237935.5
2634Noval Group Kyrgyzstan1255212348.536.5
2730Berlin Chess Federation1266012336.536
2835Wood Green Youth1266012324.534
2931Mother Continent124441228831.5
3015Global Ramblers124531140136
3128Turkish Airlines Sports Club124531139336.5
3236¡Ållez-Y Initiative!1245311352.536
3326ChessbrahTV125611135038
3422Wood Green1256111318.531
3547Hammersmith Chess Club1256111277.531.5
3637English Knightmares125701032133
3738OlalaStars1257010300.533
3823Perfect124621029032
3942Uppsala SSS1246210271.531.5
4045Danish Futures1246210265.534
4127Sassy Seniors1235410260.530.5
4244The London Legends1235410234.532.5
4351Youth KG123639305.531.5
4439ANI122559285.531
4543Oxbridge12363927130.5
4640Chess Trust Accelerators123639260.534
4741Berlin Lasker Legends123639251.527.5
4846UK Chess Challenge Masters124808244.529
4949Satranc Istanbul121568236.529.5
5048xChess.AI123728210.528
52 teams

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool A

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool A London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213TB1TB2TB3
1WR Chess Team*4½64½3½5½53½65664½2460264
2Ashdod Elit Chess Club1½*3½565½4½3555½662156.5211
3Knight Dance02½*4½3½434½556561949171
4FIDE MB Team1½11½*343½3½564½561744.5136
5Turkish Airlines Sports Club2½02½3*244½35½4½64½1442101
6¡Ållez-Y Initiative!½½224*23½3½444½3½143496
7Global Ramblers11½32½24*4½2½5½54½6134295
8The MongolZ2½31½2½1½2½1½*55½5451139.567
9ChessbrahTV011132½3½1*3½6341029.564
10Chess Trust Accelerators1110½2½½2½*4½3½562214
11Satranc Istanbul0½01½1½21101½*343166
12xChess.AI001101½1½232½3*2½21813
13Berlin Lasker Legends1½0001½2½012123½*2154
13 teams

FIDE World Bl Team Pool B (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool B

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool B London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213TB1TB2TB3
1Freedom*4½2½3½55666665½62262230
2Hexamind Chess Team1½*63½5½3½5655½54½62257224
3Theme International Trading3½0*24½3½433½55661946185
4Malcolm's Mates2½2½4*25654½665½61855158
5Wood Green1½1½4*33½3½2½3½5½561539.5124
6Rishon LeZion Chess Club12½2½13*33½5½4½44½6144194
7Sharks 4NCL01202½3*3½3½4½445½1333.580
8Mother Continent00312½2½2½*3½3635½932.558
9Sassy Seniors012½1½3½½2½2½*43½34½92956
10UK Chess Challenge Masters0½102½1½1½32*34352223
11Hammersmith Chess Club0110½2202½3*4452015
12Oxbridge½1½0½11½23322*5½422.520
13Desert Penguins000000½½1½32½*185
13 teams

FIDE World Bl Team Pool C (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool C

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool C London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213TB1TB2TB3
1Uzbekistan*4½3½3½44½5½5664½652458264
2Germany and Friends1½*4½3½4½5½4½5655462255220
3Rookies2½1½*43½4½564½65½4½3½2051180
4Generation XYZA2½2½2*3664½5½5½5551752.5131
5Duobeniajan Costa Calida ESJ21½2½3*2½54565551546.5103
6Mongolia-B1½½1½03½*35664551541105
7Wood Green Youth½1½1013*34½4435½113167
8e-therapeutics1101½213*52544929.543
9Berlin Chess Federation001½½101½1*34½43½720.525
10ANI010½00243*3½3½2719.539
11OlalaStars1½1½112211½2½*3½4421.510
12Chess Rising Stars021½1113222½2½*5323.515
13Youth KG102½111½22½421*218.514
13 teams

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D (13 players 13 Rds League Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Pool D

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2TB3
1Team MGD1*3½43556665665½2361233
2KazChess2½*44445½54½66662257.5230
3Hetman GKS Katowice2*23½43½4½54½54½662050.5172
4Barys.kz224*1½343½4½66661748.5151
5Team Hungary322½4½*42½3½5½45661748.5149
6Noval Group Kyrgyzstan12232*444½4½5661544115
7Mongolia-A1½2½23½2*3½4½3½566144090
8English Knightmares011½2½2½2*3½54566123956
9The London Legends01½11½1½2½2½*3½33½5½693232
10Danish Futures01½0½1½1½12½*3½3½46825.522
11Perfect101212½232½*35662914
12Uppsala SSS001½01112½2½3*55½5236
13Equity Bank, Kenya00000000½211*04.50
14REY AHOGADO½0000000000½*010
14 teams

FIDE World Bl Team Final (4 Rds KO Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz KO

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FIDE World Bl Team Final London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePtsMpts
Final
1A1 WR Chess Team8.04
2D2 KazChess4.00
3B2 Hexamind Chess Team7.04
4C1 Uzbekistan5.00
Semi-final
1D2 KazChess7.03
2C1 Uzbekistan5.01
1A1 WR Chess Team8.53
2B2 Hexamind Chess Team3.51
Quarter-final
1D2 KazChess6.53
2B1 Freedom5.51
1C1 Uzbekistan8.03
2A2 Ashdod Elit Chess Club4.01
1A1 WR Chess Team8.54
2C2 Germany and Friends3.50
1B2 Hexamind Chess Team7.03
2D1 Team MGD15.01
Round 1
1D2 KazChess11.04
2C3 Rookies7.02
1B1 Freedom11.04
2A4 FIDE MB Team1.00
1A2 Ashdod Elit Chess Club10.54
2B3 Theme International Trading7.52
1C1 Uzbekistan7.03
2D4 Barys.kz5.01
1C2 Germany and Friends9.54
2D3 Hetman GKS Katowice2.50
1A1 WR Chess Team9.54
2B4 Malcolm's Mates2.50
1B2 Hexamind Chess Team9.04
2A3 Knight Dance3.00
1D1 Team MGD18.04
2C4 Generation XYZA4.00
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FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th (2 Rds KO Team TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz KO 5-8

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FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th London ENG Tue 10th Jun 2025 - Mon 16th Jun 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePtsMpts
Final
5D1 Team MGD18.04
6B1 Freedom4.00
Semi-final
1B1 Freedom8.54
2A2 Ashdod Elit Chess Club3.50
1D1 Team MGD110.04
2C2 Germany and Friends8.02
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