Dragon Chilling narrowly win World Team Rapid Championship (opens in new tab)

Dragon Chilling won the 2026 World Rapid Team Championship in Hong Kong after a tense final day, taking gold on tiebreaks ahead of Team MGD1 and Hexamind Chess Team. Ding Liren scored in the last round as the Chinese squad recovered from two consecutive match defeats. Mr Birdie and Friends narrowly missed the podium, while favourites WR Chess finished 17th after a difficult rapid event - Magnus Carlsen, suffered two losses on Friday and was not in the lineup in the final two rounds. | Photo: ...