FIDE has declared that the upcoming World Rapid and Blitz Championships will be held in New York from December 26 to 31 of this year. The schedule includes the rapid championships on December 26-28 and the blitz championships on December 30 and 31. It is worth mentioning that the previous Rapid and Blitz World Championships took place in Samarkand in December 2023. Magnus Carlsen from Norway was the winner of the men’s rapid and blitz championships, while Anastasia Bodnaruk (rapid) and Valentina Gunina (blitz) from Russia claimed the women’s titles. T.Ruziyev, UzA