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Bullet

2973
2829
2821
2750

Crazyhouse

2627
2607
2559

Tournament winners

Blitz

2753
2724
2680

Chess960

2653
2612
2540
2469
2436
2398

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Rapid

2579

Three-check

2640
2262
2255

Antichess

2415
2401
2366
2362
2335

Classical

2418
2400
2363
2357

King of the Hill

2379
2359
2355
2285
2228

Horde

2500
2331
2321
2320

UltraBullet

2672
2575
2472

Atomic

2521
2436
2424
2413
2387

Racing Kings

2349
2287
2209
2208
2190
2158