GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is your Freestyle Friday winner for June 19, winning six games in a row at one point to claim the tournament outright on nine points, his second of the year and third overall. Tiebreaks separated second-place IM Reza Mahdavi ...
GM Ding Liren won in the final round as Dragon Chilling clinched the 2026 World Rapid Team Championship on tiebreaks ahead of silver medalists Team MGD1 (led by GM Arjun Erigaisi), and bronze medalists Hexamind Chess Team (GM Alireza Firouzja). Wh...