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World Junior Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship, also FIDE World Junior U20 Championship: FIDE's world title event for under-20 players, open and girls sections, Swiss system. First held 1951 (won by Borislav Ivkov); 2025 champions Pranav Venkatesh and Anna Shukhman.
World Rapid and Blitz Team Chess Championships 2026
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Chess Championships 2026, fourth edition, Hong Kong, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 16–22 June 2026; six-board team rapid (15+10 Swiss) and blitz (3+2 pools plus knockout); Dragon Chilling won both titles.
World Rapid Chess Championship
FIDE's annual world championship of rapid chess, 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move, Swiss format, held each December with the World Blitz. Magnus Carlsen holds six titles; Abdusattorov won 2021, Anand 2017.
World Senior Chess Championship
FIDE World Senior Chess Championship: annual FIDE tournament for players 50+ and 65+, four sections (Open and Women), 11-round Swiss classical format; 2025 champions include Mikhalevski and Arakhamia-Grant.
World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship, FIDE world championship for young players in Open and Girls U14, U16, U18; 11-round Swiss, 90/40+30 time control; 2026 edition in Montesilvano, Italy, drew 758 players from 84 countries.