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© 2026. FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship
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The FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 take place in Hong Kong, between June 16 and 22, 2026. The event is open to teams from all over the world. Teams can be made of club members, members of different federations or any other chess players.
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    16 - 22 June
    Hong Kong, China
    June 16 — Arrival
    June 22 — Departure
    Schedule
    June 16 —
    Day 1
    Arrival

    June 17 —
    Day 2 Rapid
    11:00 am — Technical Meeting
    1:30 pm — Opening ceremony
    2:00 pm — Round 1
    3:40 pm — Round 2
    5:20 pm — Round 3
    7:00 pm — Round 4
    June 18 —
    Day 3 Rapid
    2:00 pm — Round 5
    3:40 pm — Round 6
    5:20 pm — Round 7
    7:00 pm — Round 8
    June 19 —
    Day 4 Rapid
    2:00 pm — Round 9
    3:40 pm — Round 10
    5:20 pm — Round 11
    7:00 pm — Round 12
    June 20 —
    Day 5 Blitz
    Stage 1 - Pools stage
    2:00 pm — Round 1
    2:25 pm — Round 2
    2:50 pm — Round 3
    3:15 pm — Round 4
    3:40 pm — Round 5
    4:05 pm — Round 6
    4:30 pm — Round 7
    4:55 pm — Round 8
    5:20 pm — Round 9
    5:45 pm — Round 10
    6:10 pm — Round 11
    Stage 2 - Round of 16
    7:00 pm — Match 1
    7:30 pm — Match 2
    TB - 8:00 pm
    June 21 —
    Day 6 Blitz
    Knockout stage
    2:00 pm — Quarter Finals
    3:15 pm — Semi Final 1, Duel for 5th place
    4:30 pm — Semi Final 2, Duel for 5th place
    5:45 pm — Duel for 3rd place
    7:00 pm — Final
    Closing ceremony
    June 22 —
    Day 7
    Departure