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The World Rapid Championship, consisting of 12 rounds according to the Swiss system, will start tomorrow in London.
Idman.biz reports that 53 teams will compete in the competition.
Azerbaijani representative Rauf Mammadov is also among the 144 grandmasters.
He is in the "Freedom" team. This includes Viswanathan Anand (India), Le Quang Liem (Vietnam), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), and others, and the captain is Emil Sutovsky.
The World Rapid Championship will be held on June 11-13, followed by the World Blitz Championship on June 14-15. Initially, participants will be divided into four groups, and then the 16 strongest teams will compete according to the cup system.
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