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Traditionally, the World Rapid & Blitz Championship is held at the end of the year. This year, the Kazakh Chess Federation is hosting the event in Almaty, where it will be held at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace from 25 to 31 December. Play begins at 26 December.
Almaty | Photo: FIDE
The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace | Photo: The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Facebook page
The total prize money is USD 1 million, of which USD 700,000 is for the open championships and USD 300,000 for the women's championships.
The defending champions in the open tournaments are Nodirbek Abdusattorov (rapid) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (blitz). In the women's tournaments, Alexandra Kosteniuk (rapid) and Bibisara Assaubayeva (blitz) won last year.
Open tournaments eligibility:
- Players rated at least 2550 in any of the twelve FIDE rating lists 2022 (Standard, Rapid or Blitz);
- Reigning National Champions (in Standard, Rapid, Blitz) representing their National Federation regardless of their title or rating;
- Ten players nominated by FIDE President;
- The Organiser is entitled to invite up to 15 additional players of his/her own choice.
Women's tournaments eligibility:
- Players rated at least 2250 in any of the twelve FIDE rating lists 2022 (Standard, Rapid or Blitz);
- Reigning National Champions (in Standard, Rapid, Blitz) representing Member Federations regardless of their title or rating;
- Ten players nominated by FIDE President;
- The Organiser is entitled to invite up to 10 additional players of his/her own choice.
The rapid tournaments are 13-rounds Swiss tournaments with a time-control of 15+10. The blitz tournaments are 21 rounds Swiss tournaments with a time-control of 3+2
General sponsor is the Freedom Finance Investment Company, an investment company that is a part of Freedom Holdings (Nevada, USA), trading symbol FRHC. The company is engaged in investment banking, asset management, and capital markets services. Freedom Holdings owns the Kazakh bank Freedom Finance, the online store Freedom24 and the Kazakhstani broker Freedom Finance JSC, among other assets.
Tournament schedule:
December 25 — Opening Ceremony
December 26-28 — Rapid competitions
December 29-30 — Blitz competitions and Closing Ceremony
Open - Top seeds rapid
| No. | Name | Country | Elo (Rapid) | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2834 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2795 |
| 3 |
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GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2791 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2777 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | FID | 2766 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Grischuk Alexander | FID | 2759 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2747 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2746 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2743 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | FID | 2741 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | FID | 2727 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Brunello Sabino | ITA | 2725 |
| 13 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2708 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Esipenko Andrey | FID | 2694 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Van Foreest Jorden | NED | 2693 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2688 |
| 17 |
|
GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2682 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Matlakov Maxim | FID | 2671 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2659 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Shankland Sam | USA | 2657 |
...
149 players
Top seeds blitz
| No. | Name | Country | Elo (Blitz) | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2909 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2847 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2830 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2807 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | FID | 2803 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2792 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | FID | 2782 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2773 |
| 9 |
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GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2771 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Grischuk Alexander | FID | 2763 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2750 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2745 |
| 13 |
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GM | Andreikin Dmitry | FID | 2735 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | FID | 2733 |
| 15 |
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GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2733 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2713 |
| 17 |
|
GM | Sarana Alexey | FID | 2708 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Nihal Sarin | IND | 2702 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | FID | 2698 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Matlakov Maxim | FID | 2674 |
| 21 |
|
GM | Svane Rasmus | GER | 2674 |
...
149 players
Women - top seeds rapid
| Nr. | Name | Land | Elo (Rapid) | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | FID | 2537 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | FID | 2531 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2502 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | FID | 2484 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2475 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2475 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2468 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2448 |
| 9 |
|
IM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2435 |
| 10 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2411 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Khotenashvili Bela | GEO | 2405 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2399 |
| 13 |
|
IM | Assaubayeva Bibisara | KAZ | 2396 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | FID | 2389 |
| 15 |
|
IM | Atalik Ekaterina | TUR | 2385 |
| 16 |
|
IM | Shuvalova Polina | FID | 2384 |
| 17 |
|
IM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | 2383 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2371 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2370 |
| 20 |
|
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2369 |
...
92 players
Women - Top seeds Blitz
| No. | Name | Country | Elo (Blitz) | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | FID | 2522 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2510 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | FID | 2484 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2474 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | FID | 2469 |
| 6 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2431 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2427 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2416 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2413 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2407 |
| 11 |
|
IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2404 |
| 12 |
|
IM | Assaubayeva Bibisara | KAZ | 2404 |
| 13 |
|
IM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2404 |
| 14 |
|
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2396 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2395 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Khotenashvili Bela | GEO | 2385 |
| 17 |
|
IM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | 2383 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | FID | 2368 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2365 |
| 20 |
|
IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2364 |
...
92 players
