The 2nd day of the FIDE World Rapid Team Chess Championship 2026 in Hong Kong has concluded. After 8 rounds, team Dragon Chilling leads with 14/16 points and 31.5 Tiebreak points. Team MGD1 is in second place with 13 points and 32 Tiebreak points.

🇭🇺 Richard Rapport defeated 🇨🇳 Ding Liren in 177 moves in Round 5. Ding made a Mistake that gave Rapport a significant advantage in the Queen endgame. Rapport played the game with 86.0 accuracy, while Liren’s was 83.8.

The current standings are (Top 5):

Place Player Score TB
1. 🇨🇳 Dragon Chilling 14 31.5
2. 🇮🇳 Team MGD1 13 32
3. 🌐 Barys 12 29
4. 🌐 Hexamind Chess Team 11 31
5. 🌐 Endgame.AI 11 30.5

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