12/31/2024 – The World Blitz Championships are taking place in New York on 30-31 December. Over 300 elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Ju Wenjun, compete in iconic Wall Street venues. The tournaments, open and women's, are played with a time control of 3 minutes for the game plus 2-second increments per move. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 20.00 CET (14.00 ET, 0.30 IST)
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Blitz - Knockout stage
The rapid tournament takes place on 26-28 December. Players will get a rest day on Sunday, while the blitz event will be played on 30-31 December.
Format - Rapid
The tournaments will be played under the Swiss System
The Open Rapid consists of 13 rounds
The Women's Rapid consists of 11 rounds
Format - Blitz
A 2-stage format will be used for the first time in both events. Following a Swiss open, 8 players will qualify to the deciding knockout stage.
The Open Blitz consists of 13 rounds
The Women's Blitz consists of 11 rounds
Each confrontation in the knockout stage is a 4-game match
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes + 10-second increments per move, starting from move 1
Blitz: 3 minutes + 2-second increments per move, starting from move 1
Full pairings and standings on Chess-Results: Open | Women's
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