Congratulations to Daniil Dubov on winning FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2018-12-28 18:50:00 Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to Daniil Dubov on winning the 2018 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in St. Petersburg. The message reads, in part: “You played brilliantly at the home championships, composing yourself and setting your mind to achieving your goal. Your convincing victory and your beautiful and technically skilled game came as a wonderful New Year gift to your coaches, your family and loved ones and to all chess lovers in Russia.”