The first day of the FIDE World Rapid Team Chess Championship 2026 in Hong Kong has concluded. After 4 rounds, team Dragon Chilling leads with 8/8 points and 18 Tiebreak points. Kazchess is in second place with 8 points and 16.5 Tiebreak points.

Former World Champion 🇨🇳 Ding Liren from Dragon Chilling lost to 🇬🇷 Nikolas Theodorou, drew with 🇲🇳 Dambasuren Batsuren, and won against 🇦🇿 Aydin Suleymanli. Ding lost 7.1 Rapid rating points.

The current standings are (Top 5):

Place Player Score TB
1. 🇨🇳 Dragon Chilling 8 18
2. 🇰🇿 Kazchess 8 16.5
3. 🌐 Mr Birdie and friends 7 19
4. 🇮🇳 Team MGD1 6 17.5
5. 🌐 WR Chess 6 17

The FIDE World Rapid Team Chess Championship 2026 takes place from June 17 to 19, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The event features a 15+10 time control over 12 Swiss rounds.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE