Commentators: GM Maurice Ashley and GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko

The chess elite is heading to 🇺🇸 New York this Christmas! 🗽♟️ #RapidBlitz

Do not miss it! Buy your tickets now 👇
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🔥 Around 300 players have already registered for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, set to take place in Wall Street from December 26-31.

The strongest tournament ever held on U.S. soil will feature:
🔸 Magnus Carlsen – World’s top-rated player and defending World Rapid & Blitz champion
🔸 Former World Championship Challengers Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Boris Gelfand
🔸 Top U.S. players Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, and more
🔸 Chess stars from the biggest chess nations in the world, such as India, China, Ukraine, France, Uzbekistan, and others

In the Women’s section:
🔹 Current Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun leads the field
🔹 Former Women's World Champions Tan Zhongyi, Mariya Muzychuk, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Zhu Chen
🔹 Prominent contenders like Kateryna Lagno, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Nana Dzagnidze, and Bibisara Assaubayeva

With such a stellar line-up, the Big Apple will be the center of the chess world this holiday season!

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