![WR Chess Team Wins FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023 WR Chess Team Wins FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmoecxLZUWOfdfSAqSNY9PwoGp-Xs_DzY581nt9kIQonr5TAQdyvyUrg_AmbmSa2WbcWLdFQx4KP9HcZs8uRCYUDzV69ZY-T3MPuWmUX_JDzRoN_7Fu0f_ynTorNy7Dg5vhAzOgqy2Z2owQ8hJ4skAKFJ09LRH1DjlgI6PTAnUwKqGDCOWY8QGv7PLpw/w320-h213-rw/112811.jpg)
- The winner of the tournament was WR Chess, a team led by GM Wesley So. They dominated the field by winning all of their nine matches and scoring 27 points out of 36 possible.
- They had four players who scored perfect or near-perfect results: GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Hou Yifan, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Ian Nepomniachtchi. They also defeated the top seed team, Freedom, led by GM Viswanathan Anand, by a convincing 5-1 score in round five.
- The tournament was an innovative event that showcased the diversity and talent of chess players from different backgrounds and levels.
- It also attracted many spectators who could watch the games live on-site or online with commentary by GM Maurice Ashley and others. It was a great success for chess and for the organizers, FIDE and Kompetenzakademie.
Question:
Q.1 Who was the leader of the winning team, WR Chess, in the World Rapid Team Championship 2023?a. Viswanathan Anand
b. Pentala Harikrishna
c. Vladimir Kramnik
d. Wesley So