The field this year is very strong. Over 30 players are either over 2700 or have been recently over 2700. GM Mamedyarov is the defending World Rapid Champion while Webster University freshman is the defending World Blitz Champion. http://dubai2014wrb.com...
Deadline to register for World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014
The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15th June to 21st June 2014. All players must register by not later than 1st May 2014. INVITATION REGULATIONS Chess Daily News from...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held at the Dubai Culture & Chess Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 15th June to 21st June 2014. The events will be both Swiss pairings tournaments and...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held at the Dubai Culture & Chess Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 15th June to 21st June 2014. The events will be both Swiss pairings tournaments and...
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014: Invitation & Regulations
The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15th June to 21st June 2014. INVITATION REGULATIONS Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Blitz and Rapid Champions
Above are all the World Blitz and Rapid Champions in history.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_chess Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Mr. Clutch struck again
Le Quang Liem is the World Blitz Chess Champion! The results of the World Blitz Chess Championship were known on 10 June in the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk. 60 chess players from 18 countries were fighting for the...
Interview with the new World Blitz Champ from Vietnam
Q: Liem, congratulations on the victory! Did you expect that you would win the World Blitz Chess Championship? A: You know, this result was a big surprise for me. When I was coming here I did not even think...
Another successful event for Khanty-Mansiysk
The Closing Ceremony was the final event of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Khanty-Mansiysk became the world chess centre for six days again. The representatives of 18 countries of the world were fighting for the titles...
The Vietnamese “Spartan Warrior”
Russian newspaper calls Le Quang Liem a “Spartan warrior” VietNamNet Bridge – Novuie Izvestia, a Russian newspaper, compared the world blitz chess champion Le Quang Liem with a “Spartan warrior” to praise the Vietnamese chess player’s strong will. Le...