© 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.
16 - 22 June
Hong Kong, China
June 16 — Arrival
June 22 — Departure
June 22 — Departure
Schedule
June 16 —
Day 1
Day 1
Arrival
June 17 —
Day 2 Rapid
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
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
Day 3 Rapid
2:00 pm — Round 5
3:40 pm — Round 6
5:20 pm — Round 7
7:00 pm — Round 8
3:40 pm — Round 6
5:20 pm — Round 7
7:00 pm — Round 8
June 19 —
Day 4 Rapid
Day 4 Rapid
2:00 pm — Round 9
3:40 pm — Round 10
5:20 pm — Round 11
7:00 pm — Round 12
3:40 pm — Round 10
5:20 pm — Round 11
7:00 pm — Round 12
June 20 —
Day 5 Blitz
Day 5 Blitz
Stage 1 - Pools stage
Stage 2 - Round of 16
2:00 pm — 8:00 pm
TBA by 1 June 2026
Stage 2 - Round of 16
2:00 pm — 8:00 pm
TBA by 1 June 2026
June 21 —
Day 6 Blitz
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
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
Day 7
Departure