Events

The world's top chess players battled it out at the WR Chess Masters Cup! In an iconic five-star location, 16 of the brightest stars of our sport gathered to compete for the title in an innovative format: K.o., two classical games per day.

The WR Chess Masters tournament, which featured the world's best chess players in a ten-player round-robin in Düsseldorf, was a resounding success. Worldwide, 50 million people followed the games, videos and news from our tournament. Congratulations to Levon Aronian on his victory!

The World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2023 in Düsseldorf, organized by FIDE in partnership with the WR Group, featured 36 teams from around the world and many of the world’s best players. WR Chess emerged victorious, claiming the team’s first world champion title.