World Championship Rapid 2026 Open

Round 1 Thu 12 Nov 2026, 09:00

Bd	White	Result	Black
1	Alexander Baliakin [0]	1-1	Enkhsuld Togtokh [0]
2	Farhad Arslanov [0]	0-2	Alexander Shvartsman [0]
3	Iurii Anikeev [0]	1-1	Erdembileg Tserenbyamba [0]
4	Altankhuu Budkhand [0]	0-2	Jitse Slump [0]
5	Guntis Valneris [0]	2-0	Arvin-Erdene Erdenetsogt [0]
6	Sainjargal Battur [0]	0-2	Jan Groenendijk [0]
7	Martijn Van Ijzendoorn [0]	1-1	Bolor-Erdene Sandagdorj [0]
8	Munkhbaatar Zayajargal [0]	0-2	Tardorel Itoua [0]
9	Wouter Sipma [0]	2-0	Chintugs Zorigoo [0]
10	Khuslen Amarjargal [0]	0-2	Matheo Boxum [0]
11	Simon Harmsma [0]	2-0	Yan-Ting Wu [0]
12	Yusup Ahmedov [0]	0-2	Chenfan Wang [0]
13	Cesar Mouanda [0]	2-0	Sanjaadamba Tumurshukh [0]
14	Wenhan Tian [0]	1-1	Vaidas Stasytis [0]
15	Alex Ovsyanko [0]	2-0	Tuguldur Munkhjargal [0]
16	Maxime Johnson [0]	1-1	Manlai Ravjir [0]
17	Shaomake Chen [0]	2-0	Yikun Qu [0]
18	Youssouf Yarou [0]	0-2	Dashchirev Ankhbayar [0]
19	Lei Zhang [0]	2-0	Xinyi Chen [0]
20	Kris Kalidien [0]	0-2	Sanchir Gerelt-od [0]
21	Chengcheng Tian [0]	2-0	Askhar Tulbakhan [0]
22	Choijilsuren Batmunkh [0]	0-2	Choisuren Burmaa [0]
23	Roep Bhawanibhiek [0]	0-2	Ce Zheng [0]
24	Yuanjing Zheng [0]	1-1	Khangai Nyambayar [0]
25	Fleur Kruysmulder [0]	2-0	Shaotian Cai [0]

[ ] score before the round. Why these pairings?