The 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship took place from June 14–15, 2025, in London, United Kingdom, held at Novotel London West. As part of the larger Rapid & Blitz Team event (June 10–16), this blitz-only format featured 54 teams, each comprising six to nine players—including at least one woman and one amateur—competing for a total prize fund of €190,000 .
Quick Links to Final Rankings
Direct chess‑results.com links for sections and stages:
- FIDE World Rapid Team Championship
- FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
- FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B
- FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C
- FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D
- World Blitz Team Championship Knockout
- World Blitz Team Championship 5th Place Playoff
- Team Compositions & Round‑by‑Round Results
Top Highlights
🥇 Gold (Blitz Champions): WR Chess Team successfully defended their title, defeating KazChess 4–2 twice in the finals. Stars included GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Hikaru Nakamura, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave .
🥈 Silver: KazChess — led by GM Alexander Grischuk, Rihard Rapport, and Andrei Esipenko claimed silver after a strong tournament run .
🥉 Bronze: Hexamind Chess Team, captained by GM Levon Aronian, won bronze after overcoming Uzbekistan in the third-place playoff
🔥 Key Moment: WR Chess overcame controversy earlier in the day when an appeal overturned a quarterfinal loss due to an issue with announced start times .
👶 Rising Stars: India’s Divya Deshmukh (Hexamind) stunned WR Chess’s Hou Yifan to secure multiple medals—including individual boards—making a strong case as a future star .
⚡ Blitz dominance: GM Hikaru Nakamura topped his board with a 6/7 day-one score; World blitz success was sealed despite a slip to 13-year-old IM Khagan Ahmad .
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| Blitz live rating list after the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship. Image: 2700chess. |
Gallery
Check out highlights from the finals and medal ceremonies above. You can also rewatch key matches from WR Chess’s victory via FIDE’s YouTube recap: .