Overview

• Team MGD1 became the first Indian side to win the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship by finishing one point clear of Hexamind Chess Team with 21 match points.
• World number three Arjun Erigaisi scored 3.5 points out of four on the final day to compile 10 wins from 12 matches for his team.
• Amateur player Atharvaa P Tayade remained unbeaten until the last round of the rapid event, winning 11 of his 12 games.
• Viswanathan Anand’s Freedom team secured third place with 17 match points in a format that required each squad to field a recreational player and a female player.
• FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich praised the inclusive format of the €500,000 rapid and blitz competition for pairing amateur talents with elite grandmasters.