World rapid and blitz championships in Hong Kong highlights chess boom in Asia
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportThe €500,000 tournament has attracted several strong national teams, plus the favourites, WR Chess, led by the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen
Dragon Chilling is an unfamiliar chess name, but the squad from China led the field of 48 after the first day’s play at the World Rapid and Blitz in Hong Kong. Teams of six include a woman, a junior and an amateur who has never achieved a 2000 rating. The strong performance by Asian teams at the start highlights a boom in chess, with enthusiasm sparked by successive world champions from China (Ding Liren) and India (Gukesh Dommaraju).
The time control for rapid is 15 minutes for the whole game, plus a 10 seconds per move increment from move one; while for blitz it is three minutes plus a two seconds per move increment. There is no repeat of the attempt in London last year to play without increment, which caused chaotic conclusions to several games.
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