European Blitz Championship - Live!

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12/17/2021 – The European Rapid and Blitz Championships will take place on December 17-19 at the Spodek Sport and Entertainment Centre in Katowice, Poland. Local hero Jan-Krzysztof Duda (pictured) heads the list of participants in the blitz tournament which is played on 17 December. Follow the games live! | Photo: Duda at the World Cup 2021 | Photo: Eric Rosen

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The European Blitz Championship

The European Blitz Championship is a 11 double rounds Swiss, with a time control of 3 minutes plus 2-second increments per move.

Live games

Starting list

		Name	Country	Elo	B.
1.	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	MKS MOS Wieliczka	2792	1998
2.	GM	Balog, Imre	Hungary	2678	1991
3.	GM	Kovalenko, Igor	Latvia	2638	1988
4.	GM	Sumets, Andrey	SF Wirtzfeld	2619	1980
5.	GM	Durarbayli, Vasif	Azerbaijan	2599	1992
6.	GM	Czarnota, Paweł	UKS Czarny Koń Olkusz	2540	1988
7.	GM	Motylev, Alexander	Russia	2540	1979
8.	GM	Stefansson, Hannes	Chess Club of Gardabaer	2532	1972
9.	GM	Demchenko, Anton	Novorossiysk	2531	1987
10.	IM	Laurusas, Tomas	Kaunas GAJA	2528	1996