Official Rapid Team
Team leaders: 
Welcome to the official Rapid Team!👋
We are the home of Rapid chess fans. Join the team for regular tournaments and community-driven Rapid events. Everyone is welcome!
Play Rapid🎥
• Rapid games playlist
• Hourly Rapid Tournaments
Tournaments🔥
• Weekly Rapid Arena tournaments (Saturdays 18:00 UTC)
• Tournaments Team
Resources📚
• Chess rules
• Fair Play & Anti-Cheating
• Rapid strategy tips & openings
Community🌐
• Share and discuss your games
• Ask questions or suggest tournaments
• Everyone is welcome — from beginners to titled players
World Rapid Champions🏆
| Год (Year) | Чемпион (Open) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Anatoly Karpov | |
| 2003 | Viswanathan Anand | |
| 2012 | Sergey Karjakin | |
| 2013 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | |
| 2014 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2015 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2016 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | |
| 2017 | Viswanathan Anand | |
| 2018 | Daniil Dubov | |
| 2019 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2021 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | |
| 2022 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2024 | Volodar Murzin | |
| 2025 | Magnus Carlsen | |
| 2026 | Magnus Carlsen | 2026 World Champions 🏆 |
Official Lichess teams⚡
Chess960 • King of the Hill • Antichess • Three-check • Atomic • Crazyhouse
Tournaments
| Rapid Arena10+0 • Rapid • Rated • 1h 11m | 7-round Swiss | 0 | |
| Rapid Arena10+0 • Rapid • Rated • 1h 11m | 7-round Swiss | 0 | |
| Rapid Arena10+0 • Rapid • Rated • 1h 11m | 7-round Swiss | 0 | |
| Rapid Arena10+0 • Rapid • Rated • 30m | 3-round Swiss | 4 | |
| Rapid Arena10+0 • Rapid • Rated • 40m | 4-round Swiss | 6 |