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2026 FIFA World Cup RAPID chess tournament ! Tournament has officially started!
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Also another thing - Pots will be made seperately here and WC groups will not be followed.
Bro this is the FIFA Wc . The game is chess but the teams are of FIFA WC 2026
Are you playing ? If yes , which country ?
I'll be playing as France ig
6 days ago
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#8
@grindto1500elorapid , I don’t want to join this because I have enough ongoing tournaments already.
(the private chat wouldn’t load so I decided to reply here)
Would you join @ProjectionSorcery ?
6 days ago
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#10
shouldnt the higher rated player play black so it would be fair?
i mean like cause white has 0.15+ advantage around*
personal opinion only
6 days ago
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#11
#12 i don't mind
besides
https://www.chess.com/club/team-japan
is losing the asian daily chess league
might as well help
Which team @ProjectionSorcery ?
Added all names. Also one more important thing - Pots will be decided by rapid ratings ONLY not any other format
I_LOVE_EDWARD_CULLEN wrote:
I'll be Germany! (Proud German)
Agonisingly close ! You missed it by a whisker ! Take any other country maybe
As the world cup is approaching I am creating this forum tournament . The daily one has been made by Cretaceous so this is the rapid version of it. I have tried to make a tournament earlier in the name of PL 2026 but it didnt quite work out coz people dont seem to like daily much here. But I'll complete this one till the end .
So this one will be a rapid tournament.
48 players play representing 48 countries in 12 groups of 4 and we follow all rules of the wc .
Just a thing regarding colours. The lower rated player plays as white in every game.
The time control is 10 mins for group stage games, 15|10 for knockouts and 30 mins for the final. For more questions fee free to dm me.
The teams :
Algeria - @BlunderandPerish
Argentina - @Ghinole
Australia - @I_LOVE_EDWARD_CULLEN
Austria - @iqmouse
Belgium - @Sirquickcheckmate
Bosnia & and Herzegovina - @chessblackbelt
Brazil - @Risu-OP
Canada - @dragonroar400
Cape Verde - @Pope-of-Bishops
Colombia - @Daniel_knight8
Croatia - @Grindto1500elorapid
Curaçao - @CretaceousCheckmate
Czech Republic - @toasterknight
DR Congo - @Ali96r
Ecuador - @GeckoSoloYT
Egypt - @herrroyalmajesty
England - @JohnMathew2019
France - @neeleshkartha
Germany - @hugotheman2015
Ghana - @Ghost-10009
Haiti - @Akash_JPG
Iran - @Jayanta-Pradhan-25
Iraq - @charan_smaran
Ivory Coast - @smallpawninabigworld
Japan - @ProjectionSorcery
Jordan - @Stong_enough
Mexico - @RookWorm1
Morocco - @cheeseblackbelt
Netherlands - @StrategicBrit
New Zealand - @The-Cream
Norway - @samyak_bhalerao24
Panama - @Herpkidology
Paraguay - @Prince_At_Outpost
Portugal - @Mercedes4life
Qatar - @Iron_Captain
Saudi Arabia - @Rookmate26
Scotland - @menodiniente
Senegal - @GothamBrah
South Africa - @BigBrother17
South Korea - @EliotAjibade
Spain - @lcgl17
Sweden - @1964GT
Switzerland - @Humuhumu-Nukunuku-Apuaa
Tunisia - @Naomi_Mustafa
Turkiye - @HMrPenguin
Uruguay - @JaredYM2
USA - @chesswhitebelt
Uzbekistan - @Dhrubojyoti09
Theme song :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1zAYjyEwdY&list=RDo1zAYjyEwdY&start_radio=1
Pots :
Pot 1 :
Croatia (1389) [HOST] (Host is always pot 1 if you didnt know)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2130)
Japan (1989)
Austria (1983)
Morocco (1963)
Algeria (1947)
Iran (1942)
Jordan (1912)
Curacao (1852)
Norway (1825)
Paraguay (1796)
Netherlands (1713)
Pot 2 :
Czech Republic (1688)
France (1654)
DR Congo (1627)
Tunisia (1573)
South Africa (1565)
Spain (1529)
Mexico (1484)
Switzerland (1482)
Haiti (1467)
Qatar (1444)
Saudi Arabia (1345)
USA (1334)
Pot 3 :
Ghana (1211)
Scotland (1170)
South Korea (1166)
Germany (1141)
Ivory Coast (1139)
Turkiye (1139)
England (1055)
Iraq (1008)
Belgium (998)
Cape Verde (952)
Uzbekistan (942)
Canada (933)
Pot 4 :
Uruguay (785)
Brazil (699)
Argentina (693)
New Zealand (688)
Ecuador (624)
Senegal (595)
Portugal (547)
Egypt (526)
Colombia (440)
Sweden (310)
Panama (178)
Australia (100)
The groups !!!
For the pairings name written first plays white and name written second plays black .
Group A
Croatia P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 3
USA P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
Ghana
Uruguay
Matchday 1 :
USA vs Croatia
Uruguay vs Ghana
Group B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
France
Scotland
Brazil
Matchday 1:
France vs Bosnia
Brazil vs Scotland
Group C
Japan P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 3
Spain P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
South Korea
Argentina
Matchday 1:
Spain vs Japan
Argentina vs South Korea
Group D
Austria P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0 Pts - 3
Mexico P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1 Pts - 0
Germany
New Zealand
Matchday 1 :
Mexico vs Austria
New Zealand vs Germany
Group E
Morocco P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 3
Switzerland
Ivory Coast P - 1,W - 0, D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
Ecuador P - 2, W - 1, D - 0,L - 1, Pts - 3
Matchday 1 :
Switzerland vs Morocco
Ecuador vs Ivory Coast
Group F
Algeria P - 2,W - 2,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 6
Tunisia
Turkiye P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
Senegal P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
Matchday 1 :
Tunisia vs Algeria
Senegal vs Turkiye
Group G
Iran P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 3
Qatar P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 0
England
Portugal
Matchday 1 :
Qatar vs Iran
Portugal vs England
Group H
Jordan P - 2,W - 2,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 6
Saudi Arabia P - 2,W - 1,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 3
Iraq P - 2, W - 0, D - 0, L - 2, Pts - 0
Egypt
Matchday 1 :
Saudi Arabia vs Jordan
Egypt vs Iraq
Group I
Curacao
Haiti
Belgium
Colombia
Matchday 1 :
Haiti vs Curacao
Colombia vs Belgium
Group J
Norway
Czech Republic P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0,Pts - 3
Cape Verde P - 2,W - 1,D - 0,L - 1,Pts - 3
Sweden P - 1 , W - 0 , D - 0,L - 1 , Pts - 0
Czechia vs Norway
Sweden vs Cape Verde
Group K
Paraguay P - 1,W - 1,D - 0,L - 0, Pts -3
DR Congo P - 1,W - 0,D - 0,L - 1, Pts - 0
Uzbekistan
Panama
Matchday 1 :
DR Congo vs Paraguay
Panama vs Uzbekistan
Group L
Netherlands
South Africa
Canada
Australia
Matchday 1 :
SA vs Netherlands
Australia vs Canada