Teymur Rajabov to compete in new Online Nations Cup

Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teymur Rajabov will be among the competitors of an online Nations Cup, a new chess competition co-organized by the International Chess Federation and the leading chess-playing platform Chess.com, Report says.

The Online Nations Cup is a team championship showdown, where six teams of four players each will fight under a rapid play format, for a prize fund of $180,000 (166,109 euros). The event will feature nearly all the top players on the planet, representing China, India, Russia, the USA, Europe, and "Rest of the World."

Former world champions, including Garry Kasparov, will be among the competitors. The event will take place online, and each team must include at least one female player.

The first stage, a double round-robin will take place on 5-9 May, with a rapid-play format where each player starts the game with 25 minutes on the clock plus 10 seconds of extra time added after each move. The top two teams will meet in a Superfinal on May 10, with Fide estimating an audience of several million worldwide.