🚨Goals by Brazilian number 9s at recent World Cups: - 2026: Cunha (3) - 2022: Richarlison (3) - 2018: Gabriel Jesus (0) - 2014: Fred (1) - 2010: Luis Fabiano (3) - 2006: Ronaldo (3) - 2002: Ronaldo (8)

🚨Goals by Brazilian number 9s at recent World Cups: - 2026: Cunha (2) - 2022: Richarlison (3) - 2018: Gabriel Jesus (0) - 2014: Fred (1) - 2010: Luis Fabiano (3) - 2006: Ronaldo (3) - 2002: Ronaldo (8)

WR Chess hereby confirms that the only official press conference featuring World No. 1 and five-time World Chess Champion @MagnusCarlsen in Hong Kong will take place tomorrow at the Rosewood Hotel. Any conflicting announcements or information should be disregarded. 📍 Rosewood Hotel, 3rd Floor 🕘 09:45 AM Magnus Carlsen will attend this press conference together with founder of WR Chess @WadimRosenstein, former World Championship Challenger Fabiano Caruana, World Championship Challenger Javokhir Sindarov, H.E. Zandanshatar Gombojav, 34th Prime Minister of Mongolia, and the full WR Chess Team. We look forward to welcoming international media representatives and distinguished guests.

We arrived! 🇭🇰🌏 WR Chess Team is ready to fight for the World Championship in Hong Kong. On 16 June at 09:45 AM, the Rosewood Hotel will host the only official press conference featuring Magnus Carlsen during his stay in Hong Kong. For the first time ever, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and World Championship Challenger Javokhir Sindarov will appear together at the same press conference. In addition, the entire WR Chess Team will be present: ♟️ Magnus Carlsen – Five-time World Champion and the highest-rated player in chess history. ♟️ Fabiano Caruana – Former World Championship Challenger and one of the strongest players of his generation. ♟️ Javokhir Sindarov – Official World Championship Challenger and one of the brightest young stars in world chess. ♟️ Wesley So – Fischer Random World Champion and one of the world’s leading grandmasters. ♟️ Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Former World Blitz Champion and one of the most dynamic attacking players in modern chess. ♟️ Jan-Krzysztof Duda – World Cup winner and one of the strongest players in the world. ♟️ Alexandra Kosteniuk – Former Women’s World Champion and one of the most recognizable ambassadors of chess. ♟️ Aleksandra Goryachkina – Women’s World Championship Challenger and one of the strongest female players in the world. ♟️ H.E. Zandanshatar Gombojav – 34th Prime Minister of Mongolia and member of the WR Chess Team. ♟️ Jan Gustafsson – Team Captain, Grandmaster, commentator, and former second to Magnus Carlsen in World Championship matches. ♟️ Wadim Rosenstein – Founder of WR Chess and Chairman of WR Group Holding. Hong Kong is set to become the global capital of chess as the world’s best players gather for the FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026. We look forward to welcoming media representatives, partners, and chess fans from around the world. See you in Hong Kong. 🇭🇰🌏♟️ @MagnusCarlsen @FabianoCaruana @GMJSindarov @Zandanshatar @Vachier_Lagrave @GMJanGustafsson @chessqueen @WesleySo_ @GM_JKDuda

Dear Chess Friends, It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new WR Chess team for the 2026 World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship in Hong Kong. Since the founding of WR Chess, our vision has always been to bring together not only the strongest chess players in the world, but also outstanding personalities who truly believe in the educational, cultural, and unifying power of chess. This year, our team is led by World No.1 Magnus Carlsen and includes some of the greatest names in modern chess: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Hou Yifan, and Alexandra Kosteniuk. I am especially pleased to welcome the newest member of WR Chess - the 7th Speaker and 34th Prime Minister of Mongolia, Arena International Master H.E. Zandanshatar Gombojav. His long-standing support for chess development and intellectual education in Mongolia reflects values that we deeply respect at WR Chess. I am confident that his presence will bring additional inspiration and international attention to our team and to the global chess community. With this exceptional lineup, WR Chess enters the 2026 World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship in Hong Kong this June as the No.1 ranked team in the competition. Please join me in warmly welcoming H.E. Mr. Zandanshatar Gombojav to the WR Chess family.