The World Rapid Championship Starts Today (Monday)
Monday, December 26, 2016 at 12:46AM
Dennis Monokroussos in 2016 World Rapid Championship

In Qatar, at 3 p.m. local time (= 1 p.m. CET/7 a.m. ET). Magnus Carlsen will be playing, and likewise Sergey Karjakin, but the world's #2, 3, and 4 players - Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, and Wesley So won't be, alas. Still, the field will be ridiculously strong, and it should be a very entertaining event.

The tournament website is here, and a Chess24 preview article is here.

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