FIDE is pleased to announce the opening of media accreditation to for the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026.
- Dates: June 16 – 20, 2026
- Location: Hong Kong, China
The World Rapid and Blitz Teams, which FIDE launched in 2023, is a unique chess competition where elite professionals, recreational players – both men and women – compete on the same team in a serious world event. With the knockout format and rapid and blitz games, the event is naturally built for spectators.
The tournament is also growing at remarkable pace, drawing global chess spotlight as well as top world players such as Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, Hou Yifan, and others.
The FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship will be played as a 12-round Swiss tournament across three days (June 17-19), with four rounds per day and a time control of 15 minutes for the whole game plus a 10-second increment per move. The FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship follows on June 20 and 21, beginning with pool stages before moving to a knockout format for the top 16 teams, with a time control of 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move.
Media registration form: https://worldrapidblitzteams2026.fide.com/mediaregistration
Official website: http://worldrapidblitzteams2026.fide.com/
We invite all media representatives wishing to cover the tournaments to submit their accreditation applications via the media registration form above.
Accreditation is open for all members of the written press, photographic press, online media, and writers and photographers working for publications and/or websites of the FIDE National Member Federations.
Accredited event media will collect their badges onsite at the events. A valid travel document containing a photo must be presented to receive media accreditation.
The event organisers will ensure a comfortable working environment for all Accredited Media, providing a range of facilities and services at the level established at major FIDE events.
We look forward to your coverage of the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026!