Hong Kong: Rating favourites make it to quarterfinals (opens in new tab)

The World Team Blitz Championship began in Hong Kong with 48 teams split into four pools, followed by the first knockout round on the same day. WR Chess, Endgame.AI, Hexamind and Mr Birdie and Friends both won their groups and reached the quarterfinals, while Dragon Chilling, Uzbekistan, Team MGD1 and Chessgurukul also made it to Sunday's final stages. Chessgurukul produced the main upset by eliminating Chess United, led by Viswanathan Anand. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza