Blitz world championship 2022

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The World Blitz Chess Championship was the edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. The tournament was held in Almaty , Kazakhstan from 29—30 December , [1] using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament. Players eligible to participate were to either be rated at least Elo Elo for women in a FIDE rating list during , or be a reigning national champion. The prize fund for both the open and women's tournament is shown below. In case of a tie except for first place all prize money is shared between the players. Players outside the brackets do not receive any prize money.

Blitz world championship 2022

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For players who finish on the same score, final position was determined by the following tie-breaks, in order:. Ameet Ghasi.

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Hikaru Nakamura is a point ahead of everyone else after the first day of the blitz in the Open tournament. There are players in the Open tournament and 98 in the Women's section, totalling participants from more than 50 countries. American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura is alone in first place with 10 points after 12 rounds of the Open competition. With nine rounds completed in the women's competition, Polina Shuvalova and Valentina Gunina are sharing the lead with 7. The first round started with a delay after Magnus Carlsen was late due to a traffic jam on the way from his hotel. There was also an issue with some players — including world champion candidate Ian Nepomniachtchi — not following the FIDE dress code.

Blitz world championship 2022

Carlsen's victory, which was confirmed when he poetically defeated GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the final round, means that he simultaneously holds all three world chess titles for the first time since his Uzbek opponent nabbed the world rapid title from him in IM Bibisara Assaubayeva produced a historic result in the women's championship and became the third woman in history to defend the world blitz title after scoring five straight wins against the leaders of the tournament to snatch the title on home soil. How to watch?

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The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. The current world blitz champion is the Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

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