The 2021 Open World Rapid Championship ended with the 17-year-old Uzbeki GM, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, defeating the 2021 Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in the tiebreak

Alexandra Kosteniuk is the undefeated 2021 Women’s World Rapid Champion, followed by the 17-year-old Bibisara Assaubayeva, and the Russian GM Valentina Gunina

The second day of the 2021 World Rapid and Blitz Championships, one of the most elite events to determine the world’s best players in fast time-controls

The 2021 World Rapid and Blitz Championships started on the 25th of December in Warsaw, Poland, attracting more than 250 professional players from around the world

The 2021 Vugar Gashimov Memorial finished in an unexpected way, with GM Fabiano Caruana “stealing” first place from GM Richard Rapport, and former World Champion Vishy Anand having a disappointing tournament