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The 2018 King Salman FIDE World Rapid Championship is taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia from December 26th to 28th. The format is a 15-round Swiss open with a prize fund of USD $350,000, and $60,000 for 1st place.
The time control is 15 minutes per player for the entire game plus 10-seconds per move starting from move 1.
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| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Dubov Daniil | 2723 | 11,0 | 2860 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2786 | 10,5 | 2846 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2844 | 10,5 | 2833 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2812 | 10,5 | 2828 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2903 | 10,5 | 2779 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Firouzja Alireza | 2412 | 10,0 | 2848 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Yu Yangyi | 2758 | 10,0 | 2820 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | 2739 | 10,0 | 2815 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2774 | 10,0 | 2794 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | 2676 | 10,0 | 2791 |
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| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2903 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2844 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2812 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2810 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2802 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2786 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Wang Hao | CHN | 2782 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2774 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2771 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2758 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2758 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Kamsky Gata | USA | 2757 |
| 13 |
|
GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2753 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2752 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2740 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2739 |
| 17 |
|
GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2739 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | RUS | 2737 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2732 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2732 |
| 21 |
|
GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2731 |
| 22 |
|
GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | 2725 |
| 23 |
|
GM | Zhigalko Sergei | BLR | 2724 |
| 24 |
|
GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2723 |
| 25 |
|
GM | Dubov Daniil | RUS | 2723 |
| 26 |
|
GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2722 |
| 27 |
|
GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2718 |
| 28 |
|
GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2715 |
| 29 |
|
GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2708 |
| 30 |
|
GM | Akopian Vladimir | ARM | 2707 |
... 204 players
| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | 2584 | 10,0 | 2708 |
| 2 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2402 | 9,0 | 2585 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2477 | 9,0 | 2563 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2595 | 8,5 | 2577 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2442 | 8,5 | 2565 |
| 6 |
|
IM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | 2444 | 8,5 | 2533 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | 2539 | 8,5 | 2488 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Lei Tingjie | 2545 | 8,5 | 2472 |
| 9 |
|
IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | 2442 | 8,5 | 2459 |
| 10 |
|
IM | Saduakassova Dinara | 2381 | 8,0 | 2555 |
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Muzychuk Anna | UKR | 2595 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2584 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Lei Tingjie | CHN | 2545 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2540 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | RUS | 2539 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2515 |
| 7 |
|
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2506 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Muzychuk Mariya | UKR | 2493 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2484 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2479 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | RUS | 2477 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2471 |
| 13 |
|
GM | Danielian Elina | ARM | 2470 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2466 |
| 15 |
|
IM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2444 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2442 |
| 17 |
|
IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | 2442 |
| 18 |
|
IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2431 |
| 19 |
|
IM | Atalik Ekaterina | TUR | 2429 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Khotenashvili Bela | GEO | 2428 |
| 21 |
|
GM | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2425 |
| 22 |
|
WGM | Girya Olga | RUS | 2425 |
| 23 |
|
GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2420 |
| 24 |
|
WIM | Shuvalova Polina | RUS | 2411 |
| 25 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2402 |
| 26 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2396 |
| 27 |
|
IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2388 |
| 28 |
|
GM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2382 |
| 29 |
|
IM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2382 |
| 30 |
|
IM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2381 |
... 123 Players
All times are local time in Moscow (UTC+3).
|
Date |
Event |
Rounds |
Time |
|
26 Dec 2018 |
Rapid - day 1 |
1-5 |
15:00 |
|
27 Dec 2018 |
Rapid - day 2 |
6-10 |
15:00 |
|
28 Dec 2018 |
Rapid - day 3 |
11-15 |
15:00 |
