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Sidhant Mohapatra superb at PICA Chess Festival Blitz Rating Open 2026
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IM Sidhant Mohapatra scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win PICA Chess Festival 2026 Blitz…
admin · August 31, 2026
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Saranya Devi Narahari clinches Gold, Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat Bronze at Asian Junior Blitz Girls 2026
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WFM Saranya Devi Narahari scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Gold at Asian Junior…
admin · August 20, 2026
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Vignesh Advaith Vemula wins Gold, Viresh Sharnarthi Silver and V S Nandish Bronze at Asian Junior Blitz Open 2026
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IM Vignesh Advaith Vemula, FM Viresh Sharnarthi and FM V S Nandish scored 6/7…
admin · August 20, 2026
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Toivo Keinanen wins 7th Paul Keres Memorial Blitz Open 2026, Harikrishnan second
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IM Toivo Keinanen, GM Harikrishnan A Ra and GM Mikita Mayorau scored 9/11 each…
admin · August 19, 2026
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Sahib Singh dominates Arad Blitz Rating Open 2026
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IM Sahib Singh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Arad Blitz Rating Open 2026.…
admin · August 18, 2026
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Praggnanandhaa clinches Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2026 with a round to spare
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R Praggnanandhaa scored 23.5/36, won Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2026…
admin · August 7, 2026
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Saint Louis Blitz 2026: Praggnanandhaa increases his sole lead
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R Praggnanandhaa increased his sole lead by 1.5 points after the first nine rounds…
admin · August 6, 2026
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Javokhir Sindarov superb at Naroditsky Memorial Rapid and Blitz 2026 Masters, Aravindh second in Rapid
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The FIDE World Cup 2025 winner and World Championship Challenger, Javokhir Sindarov won both…
admin · July 25, 2026
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Xiangzhi Bu clear first at Biel Chess Festival 2026 Blitz Rating Open, Diptayan Ghosh second
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GM Xiangzhi Bu scored an unbeaten 11/13 to win Biel Chess Festival 2026 Blitz…
admin · July 22, 2026
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Subhayan Kundu wins Novi Sad Blitz Rating Open 2026
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IM Subhayan Kundu scored 7/9 to win Novi Sad Blitz Rating Open 2026. Dibyendu…
admin · July 8, 2026
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Blitz chess uses time controls between 3 and 5 minutes per player. It is officially recognised by FIDE, which runs a separate World Blitz Championship. India hosts hundreds of AICF-rated blitz tournaments annually.