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CHESS TEAM
HEXAMIND
Our Team for FIDE Hong Kong JUNE 2026
Our line-up combines experience,
strategic mastery,
and a fresh perspective on the game.
Team Captain:
- a leader and an outstanding organiser
Team:
♟️ Levon Aronian
- Winner of the FIDE World Cup
- World Rapid Chess Champion
- World Blitz Chess Champion
- Champion of the World and European Team Chess Championships
♟️ Leinier Dominguez
- World Blitz Chess Champion
- Winner of the World Team Chess Championship with Team USA
♟️ Vidit Gujrathi
- Winner of the Chess Olympiad
♟️ Anish Giri
- Four-time Dutch Chess Champion
- Achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2798 and ranked as high as World No. 3
♟️ Volodar Murzin
- Winner of World Online Olympiad 2021 year
- World Rapid Champion 2024 year
♟️ Divya Deshmukh
- Winner of the Chess Olympiad with the Indian Women’s Team
♟️ Platon Panarin
- a promising junior with great potential
♟️ Mark Panarin
- a promising chess player with a sharp mind, quick reactions and a strong character beyond his years
♟️ Murat Omarov
- a winner of multiple international chess competitions
♟️ Alireza Firouzja
- Grandmaster at age 14
- Winner of the 2021 Grand Swiss Tournament
- Qualified for the Candidates Tournament
- Reached over 2800 Elo and ranked World No. 2
♟️ Katerina Lagno
- Two-time World Blitz Chess Champion
- Winner of the Women’s World Rapid Championship
- European Women’s Chess Champion
- Multiple medalist at the Women’s Chess Olympiad
Daria Panarina is the captain of the Hexamind chess team. She is responsible for tactical preparation, player motivation, and match coordination, fostering a strong team spirit and setting everyone up for victory.
Peak Rapid Rating: Peak 2830, Peak Blitz Rating: Peak 2871
Peak Rapid Rating: Peak 2826, Peak Blitz Rating: Peak 2796
Peak Rapid Rating: Peak 2721, Peak Blitz Rating: Peak 2756
Peak Rapid Rating: Peak 2779, Peak Blitz Rating: Peak 2822
Peak Rapid Rating: 2637 , Peak Blitz Rating: 2657
Peak Rapid Rating: Peak 2440, Peak Blitz Rating: Peak 2440
Platon is a passionate chess player since early childhood who enjoys competing against adults. He speaks five languages fluently, including Chinese. Enthusiastic about mathematics, he quickly solves the Rubik’s Cube and enjoys tackling complex puzzles.
is an Iranian-French chess prodigy who became a Grandmaster at age 14. He won the 2021 European Individual Chess Championship and the 2021 Grand Swiss Tournament, qualifying for the Candidates Tournament. Firouzja also surpassed 2800 Elo and reached world number two in the FIDE rankings, becoming one of the strongest players of his generation.
earned the title of Woman Grandmaster at age 12 and later became a full Grandmaster. Winner of the King Salman World Women's Blitz Championship in 2018. Two-time European Women's Champion. Recently won the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament in January 2026. Two team gold medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad
Mark is a promising chess player with a sharp mind, quick reactions and a strong character beyond his years
A Finance student and winner of multiple international chess competitions. He applies mathematical logic and competitive drive to master complex financial strategies.
2026 FIDE World Rapid
and Blitz Team Championships
Hong Kong will host the fourth edition of FIDE’s World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships, from 17 to 21 June 2026. Bringing together top pros like Magnus Carlsen and amateur players in a fun, high-stakes format, the event is expanding its global reach to East Asia for the first time. After Dusseldorf in 2023, Astana in 2024 and London in 2025, the World Rapid and Blitz Teams heads to Hong Kong, giving chess a new global stage.
The Results
IN LONDON 2025
Silver in Rapid
Bronze in Blitz
We are ready for the intellectual battle and eagerly await the start of the tournament in London! Follow our journey!