FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, Live Streaming: When and where to watch on TV and online
Posted on: Dec 24, 2025 20:34 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
The FIDE domain speedy and blitzkrieg cheat Championships is scheduled to start on Friday (December 26), and all eyes will be on World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. A new generation of super-GMs is expected to rise to the occasion, but the top-10 players are predicted to dominate. Carlsen arrives in Doha as the top seed in both Open Rapid (2824) and Open Blitz (2881). He won the rapid title five times (2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, and 2023) and the world blitz title eight times (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024). In 2024, he shared the title with Ian Nepomniachtchi.
D Gukesh is the reigning world champion and will be hogging the spotlight in the tournament. But India's main hopes will rely on Arjun Erigaisi, who is currently the country's top-rated player in classical chess. He is the eighth seed in the rapid list (2714) and ninth in blitz (2749).
Fabiano Caruana is another favourite, expected to perform in both c'ships. He is fourth seed in rapid, and seventh in blitz, with a rating of 2751 in both formats.
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will begin on December 26. The rapid section will begin on December 26 and the blitz tournament will take place from December 29-30.
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will take place in Doha, Qatar.
In India, the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will begin at 4:30 PM IST, on Friday.
In India, the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships won't be available for live telecast.
In India, the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will be live streamed on FIDE's official YouTube channel.
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