Four pawns for a knight?! A wild game with imbalanced material!
◽️ 🇮🇳 Sandipan Chanda 0–1 Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳
Round 2 | FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025
↔️ Game length: 56 moves
📖 Opening: Queen’s Pawn Game
⚙️ Variation: Zukertort Variation
#RapidBlitz #Qatar #Doha
GM Andrey Esipenko lost on time in a roughly equal position against 🇨🇳 GM Lu Shanglei in Round 7 of the FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025 — a reminder of how unforgiving blitz can be, even at the top.
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At what moment did 🇺🇸 Levon Aronian intend to stop the clock? ⏱️
Previous attempts 👇
3.21 - Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿
3.38 - Hans Niemann 🇺🇸
3.39 - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷
3.70 - Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸
4.03 - Wei Yi 🇨🇳
4.33 - Gukesh D 🇮🇳
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Can Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 stop the clock at exactly 5 seconds?⏱️
Previous attempts 👇
3.21 - Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿
3.38 - Hans Niemann 🇺🇸
3.70 - Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸
4.03 - Wei Yi 🇨🇳
4.33 - Gukesh D 🇮🇳
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Gukesh unleashes a fierce attack against Hans Niemann!
◽️ 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 1-0 ◾️ Hans Moke Niemann 🇺🇸
Round 11 | FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025
↔️ Game length: 29 moves
📖 Opening: Sicilian Defense
⚙️ Variation: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
#RapidBlitz #Qatar #Doha
🇦🇷 12-year-old prodigy IM Faustino Oro drew against legendary 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk in Round 2 of the FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025.
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Can Hans Niemann 🇺🇸 stop the clock at exactly 5 seconds?⏱️
Previous attempts 👇
3.21 - Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿
3.70 Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸
4.03 - Wei Yi 🇨🇳
4.33 - Gukesh D 🇮🇳
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Did Bortnyk troll Carlsen? 👀
Round 6 | FIDE World Blitz Championship #RapidBlitz
Strong endgame technique can make the difference
When was the last time you practiced your endgames? 🧠
🇮🇳 Nihal Sarin 1–0 Daniil Dubov | Round 18 | FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025
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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz 2025 in numbers 🔥
📊♟️ Here’s a closer look at the stats that shaped the tournament! #RapidBlitz #Doha
😳 From frustration to control. This is how Magnus Carlsen mentally reset after losing the first game of the final at the FIDE World Blitz Championship.
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Magnus Carlsen er etternominert til prisen «Årets navn» under #Idrettsgallaen som følge av prestasjonene hans under VM i #hurtigsjakk og #lynsjakk i romjulen♟️
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These are the players with the biggest Elo gains during the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships.
Congratulations on your stellar performances! #RapidBlitz
ℹ️ This list includes only players with a K = 10.
This is not the expression you want to see when playing against Magnus!
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🎬 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025 | Aftermovie
🇶🇦 Thank you, Qatar, for your exceptional hospitality and passion for chess!
Held in Doha, the #RapidBlitz delivered unforgettable drama, intense battles, and powerful emotions as the world’s best players competed at
📢FIDE January 2026 Rating List: Key Highlights and Standout Performers📢
🔗 Read More: warriorchessacademy.com/fide-january...
📷 Anna Shtourman, Lennart Ootes, Michal Walusza, FIDE_Chess
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2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Champion Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 — two trophies in hand, plenty of smiles, and time for countless autographs and photos with the fans! ♟️🏆✨
#RapidBlitz #Doha
A little confusion, a big smile 😄
Magnus confirms his 9th blitz title ♟️✨
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♟️Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva Win World Blitz Titles🏆
🔗 Read More: warriorchessacademy.com/magnus-carls...
📷 Anna Shtourman, Lennart Ootes, FIDE_Chess
#WarriorChessAcademy #Blog #Chess #ChessNews #FIDE #BlitzChess #RapidChess #RapidBlitz
Even Women’s World Blitz Champion Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇰🇿 wants a selfie with Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 🤳
#RapidBlitz #Doha
The last moves of the FIDE Women’s World Blitz Championship
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After the wins, family time ❤️
🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen — 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Champion 🏆🏆
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The final moments of the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championship
Magnus Carlsen wins against Nodirbek Abdusattorov
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🔥MAGNUS & BIBISARA ✨
Take a look at the tournament brackets to see the road to the title for 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen and 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva
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🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva is the 2025 FIDE Women's World Blitz Champion 🏆
📷 Niki Riga/FIDE
#RapidBlitz #Doha
What’s happening? 👀 #RapidBlitz
🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov and 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen are set to face each other in the final of the FIDE World Blitz Championship!
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🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva and 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk have made it to the final of the FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship🔥
With this, Bibisara has officially qualified for the 2026 FIDE Women’s Candidates, regardless of the final result. #RapidBlitz
🔥 Semifinals begin soon! #RapidBlitz
🎥 Watch live commentary with GM Peter Leko, IM Jovanka Houska & GM Maurice Ashley👇
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Individual streams:
OPEN 👇
Semifinals:
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Final:
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WOMEN 👇
