Overview

• Organizers of the World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship allowed WR Chess to replay a quarterfinal match after the team claimed they were not informed of the start time.
• During the London event, Giri confronted Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura at the board, repeatedly asking if they would have demanded a replay had they won.
• On X, Giri quipped that one doesn’t even need to beat Nepomniachtchi because he would probably agree to share the title.
• Nepomniachtchi fired back with barbs like “Big expert in law, Anish” and joked that Giri could be the next FIDE president.
• WR Chess secured the blitz team title despite the dispute and GM Hans Niemann offered to sponsor a match between Giri and Nepomniachtchi to settle their feud.