The 2026 World Rapid and Blitz Teams Championship is underway in Hong Kong. A mixture of Olympiad style chess with 'make up your own teams' approach to entry, it has attracted most of the Worlds leading players.
It has also been graced with the presence of a team representing Street Chess Canberra. The initial team list was to consist of players who had played a significant number of Street Chess events over the years, but a few drop outs required some 'ringers' to be selected. Nonetheless a team of 8 players (all AUS) are playing, and despite being one of the bottom seeds, are already putting up a good fight.
The 1st round saw the team go down 0.5-5.5 to Red Psuedodragon (Fred Litchfield drawing with IM Polina Shuvalova), before narrow 2.5-3.5 losses against higher seeded teams in rounds 2 and 3. There are 4 rounds per day, and you can follow the action on Lichess.
Kurochkin,Victor (2356) - Richards,Heather S (2097) [B07]
FIDE WTRC 2026 Hongkong (2.122), 17.06.2026
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