World Rapid And Blitz Team Championship: Team MGD1 In Joint Lead As Atharvaa Tayade Stars

Last Updated:June 13, 2025, 16:11 IST

Team MGD1 and Hexamind have registered six wins, a draw and a loss each, to lead the pack with 13 points, while Viswanathan Anand's Freedom stand third with 12 points.

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Indian GM Atharvaa Tayade maintained his untainted run at the ongoing edition of the World Rapid And Blitz Team Championship in London as the Indian notched up his eighth win in as many outings to help Team MGD1 remain tied at the top of the table with Hexamind.

Team MGD1 and Hexamind have registered six wins, a draw and a loss each, to lead the pack with 13 points, while Viswanathan Anand’s Freedom stand third with 12 points to their name.

Favourites WR Chess, featuring prominent players like American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, and Wesley So, are currently in sixth place. Their title aspirations took a hit with consecutive losses.

After drawing with the Anand-led Freedom in round five, Arjun Erigaisi’s Team MGD1 triumphed over top seeds WR Chess 4-2 in round six. In round seven, MGD1 secured a narrow 3.5-2.5 victory against Germany and Friends.

However, in the eighth and final round of the day, Hexamind dealt a significant 4-2 defeat to MGD1, resulting in a tie for first place.

The major upset on day two was Freedom’s 2.5-3.5 loss to Germany and Friends. Germany’s top player, Vincent Keymer, led his black pieces to a crucial victory against Freedom’s Rauf Mamedov on board one.

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