World Blitz Championship - Live!

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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

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StWhiteEloWBlackEloBResRndid
Maghsoodloo,P2706Xiao,T24938.185147650
Indjic,A2637Sargsyan,S26668.25147628
Tabatabaei,M2670Visakh N R25078.45147631
Shankland,S2666Martins,V22572.15155876
Stricker,F2261Holinka,H230329.15166827
Zuferi,E2351Arndt,M238029.25166829
Neumann,H1964Braeutigam,K214329.25166878
Roessler,U2041Schulze,L234029.35166879
Stein,R2422Joeres,S225129.45166833
Wilke,R1585Wilmink,A199529.45166880
Berchtenbreiter,M2471Bluebaum,M266029.55166836
Sieber,F2232Stangl,A199529.55166881
Nothnagel,M2434Deuer,M247929.65166840
Kosovska,O1927Koepke,E223129.65166882
Braeuer,V1948Doll,R194429.75166883
Reichmann,H2306Mueller,M229129.85166846
Brandt,C2066Malinowsky,C174229.85166885
Frischmann,R2352Yelisieiev,Y241229.95166847
Svane,F2671Eichenauer,P204829.105166848
Sickmann,L1970Dolzhykova,K233129.105166889
Richter,C2340Kopylov,M233329.115166849
Heutling,E1996Butenandt,S213629.115166891
Barzen,P2348Knuedel,T231929.125166850
Bursan,A1896Wagner,D240329.125166893
Schneider,I2417Svane,R262929.135166851
Voicu-Jagodzinsky,C2220Pfau,B195729.135166894
Chassard,C2250Schneider,B233929.145166853
Khrapko,M2143Anissimova,M192529.145166895
Rosner,J2426Langheinrich,F234629.155166854
Arndt,M2380Holinka,H230327.15164718
Stricker,F2261Zwahr,P227227.25164720
Zuferi,E2351Joeres,S225127.35164722
Nothnagel,M2434Mueller,M229127.75164729
Atoyan,A2266Yelisieiev,Y241227.85164731
Svane,F2671Knuedel,T231927.115164736
Richter,C2340Svane,R262927.125164738
Chassard,C2250Rosner,J242627.155164742
Rosner,J2426Schneider,I241726.25164072
Langheinrich,F2346Barzen,P234826.35164073
Schneider,B2339Richter,C234026.45164075
Svane,R2629Svane,F267126.55164077
Knuedel,T2319Frischmann,R235226.65164079
Kopylov,M2333Reichmann,H230626.75164080
Yelisieiev,Y2412Nothnagel,M243426.95164084
Mueller,M2291Berchtenbreiter,M247126.105164085
Donchenko,A2615Stein,R242226.115164086
Deuer,M2479Gloeckler,C242926.125164087
Bluebaum,M2660Zuferi,E235126.135164089
Zwahr,P2272Arndt,M238026.155164091
Stein,R2422Mueller,M229125.65162572
Rosner,J2426Richter,C234024.35161527
Langheinrich,F2346Svane,F267124.45161530
Svane,R2629Reichmann,H230624.65161532
Knuedel,T2319Atoyan,A226624.75161533
Kopylov,M2333Nothnagel,M243424.85161534
Eichenauer,P2048Berchtenbreiter,M247124.95161535
Donchenko,A2615Zuferi,E235124.125161539
Deuer,M2479Stricker,F226124.135161540
Bluebaum,M2660Arndt,M238024.145161541
Svane,F2671Rosner,J242623.135160391
Meng,Y2443Mayank Chakraborty24368.15147694
Burmakin,V2435Plotnikov,B20568.35147696
Tarigan,G2415Zhang,D24108.45147697
Zia,T2374Prraneeth Vuppala24748.55147698
Pranav Anand2555Daneshvar,B26218.65147635
Sharipov,D2269Harshavardhan G B24418.75147701
Mamedov,E2492Muradli,M26038.85147638
Jiang,H2439Raahul V S23788.85147702
Aditya Mittal2547Pichot,A25878.125147643
Popovic,M2334Shyaam Nikhil P24308.125147708
Gavrilescu,D2554Nigmatov,O24578.175147649
Bharath Subramaniyam H2556Nguyen,N26328.195147651
Tin,J2601Sethuraman,S25528.215147654
Karthik Venkataraman2565Huang,R24918.235147657
Sankalp Gupta2559Pang,T24858.255147663
Petkov,M2524Isik,A24828.315147670
Samadov,R2521Malek,J25118.325147671
Divya Deshmukh2469Kuybokarov,T25428.345147673
Nikitenko,M2516Tarhan,A24728.375147677
Vescovi,G2584Vakhidov,J25468.385147679
Madaminov,M2520Seemann,J24538.395147680
Kejna,P2290Romanishin,O22916.15159886
Tanenbaum,Z2354Adewumi,T23764.55171636
Narayanan S L2598Murzin,V26583.15152012
Navara,D2657Van Foreest,L25303.35152014
Bailet,P2472Heurtebize,O22503.215152042
Martinez Alcantara,J2611Pierrot,F22532.35155879
Mareco,S2585Rodrigues,E22452.55155885
Muniz,F2197Cardoso Cardoso,J25162.145165684
Rapport,R2722Sindarov,J27065.15155200
Abdusattorov,N2771Salem,A26318.55147632
Robson,R2692Tan,Z25365.35155203
L'Ami,E2621Grandelius,N26375.45155205
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World Blitz Chess Championship 2024

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StWhiteEloWBlackEloBResRndid
Maghsoodloo,P2706Xiao,T24938.185147650
Indjic,A2637Sargsyan,S26668.25147628
Tabatabaei,M2670Visakh N R25078.45147631
Shankland,S2666Martins,V22572.15155876
Stricker,F2261Holinka,H230329.15166827
Zuferi,E2351Arndt,M238029.25166829
Neumann,H1964Braeutigam,K214329.25166878
Roessler,U2041Schulze,L234029.35166879
Stein,R2422Joeres,S225129.45166833
Wilke,R1585Wilmink,A199529.45166880
Berchtenbreiter,M2471Bluebaum,M266029.55166836
Sieber,F2232Stangl,A199529.55166881
Nothnagel,M2434Deuer,M247929.65166840
Kosovska,O1927Koepke,E223129.65166882
Braeuer,V1948Doll,R194429.75166883
Reichmann,H2306Mueller,M229129.85166846
Brandt,C2066Malinowsky,C174229.85166885
Frischmann,R2352Yelisieiev,Y241229.95166847
Svane,F2671Eichenauer,P204829.105166848
Sickmann,L1970Dolzhykova,K233129.105166889
Richter,C2340Kopylov,M233329.115166849
Heutling,E1996Butenandt,S213629.115166891
Barzen,P2348Knuedel,T231929.125166850
Bursan,A1896Wagner,D240329.125166893
Schneider,I2417Svane,R262929.135166851
Voicu-Jagodzinsky,C2220Pfau,B195729.135166894
Chassard,C2250Schneider,B233929.145166853
Khrapko,M2143Anissimova,M192529.145166895
Rosner,J2426Langheinrich,F234629.155166854
Arndt,M2380Holinka,H230327.15164718
Stricker,F2261Zwahr,P227227.25164720
Zuferi,E2351Joeres,S225127.35164722
Nothnagel,M2434Mueller,M229127.75164729
Atoyan,A2266Yelisieiev,Y241227.85164731
Svane,F2671Knuedel,T231927.115164736
Richter,C2340Svane,R262927.125164738
Chassard,C2250Rosner,J242627.155164742
Rosner,J2426Schneider,I241726.25164072
Langheinrich,F2346Barzen,P234826.35164073
Schneider,B2339Richter,C234026.45164075
Svane,R2629Svane,F267126.55164077
Knuedel,T2319Frischmann,R235226.65164079
Kopylov,M2333Reichmann,H230626.75164080
Yelisieiev,Y2412Nothnagel,M243426.95164084
Mueller,M2291Berchtenbreiter,M247126.105164085
Donchenko,A2615Stein,R242226.115164086
Deuer,M2479Gloeckler,C242926.125164087
Bluebaum,M2660Zuferi,E235126.135164089
Zwahr,P2272Arndt,M238026.155164091
Stein,R2422Mueller,M229125.65162572
Rosner,J2426Richter,C234024.35161527
Langheinrich,F2346Svane,F267124.45161530
Svane,R2629Reichmann,H230624.65161532
Knuedel,T2319Atoyan,A226624.75161533
Kopylov,M2333Nothnagel,M243424.85161534
Eichenauer,P2048Berchtenbreiter,M247124.95161535
Donchenko,A2615Zuferi,E235124.125161539
Deuer,M2479Stricker,F226124.135161540
Bluebaum,M2660Arndt,M238024.145161541
Svane,F2671Rosner,J242623.135160391
Meng,Y2443Mayank Chakraborty24368.15147694
Burmakin,V2435Plotnikov,B20568.35147696
Tarigan,G2415Zhang,D24108.45147697
Zia,T2374Prraneeth Vuppala24748.55147698
Pranav Anand2555Daneshvar,B26218.65147635
Sharipov,D2269Harshavardhan G B24418.75147701
Mamedov,E2492Muradli,M26038.85147638
Jiang,H2439Raahul V S23788.85147702
Aditya Mittal2547Pichot,A25878.125147643
Popovic,M2334Shyaam Nikhil P24308.125147708
Gavrilescu,D2554Nigmatov,O24578.175147649
Bharath Subramaniyam H2556Nguyen,N26328.195147651
Tin,J2601Sethuraman,S25528.215147654
Karthik Venkataraman2565Huang,R24918.235147657
Sankalp Gupta2559Pang,T24858.255147663
Petkov,M2524Isik,A24828.315147670
Samadov,R2521Malek,J25118.325147671
Divya Deshmukh2469Kuybokarov,T25428.345147673
Nikitenko,M2516Tarhan,A24728.375147677
Vescovi,G2584Vakhidov,J25468.385147679
Madaminov,M2520Seemann,J24538.395147680
Kejna,P2290Romanishin,O22916.15159886
Tanenbaum,Z2354Adewumi,T23764.55171636
Narayanan S L2598Murzin,V26583.15152012
Navara,D2657Van Foreest,L25303.35152014
Bailet,P2472Heurtebize,O22503.215152042
Martinez Alcantara,J2611Pierrot,F22532.35155879
Mareco,S2585Rodrigues,E22452.55155885
Muniz,F2197Cardoso Cardoso,J25162.145165684
Rapport,R2722Sindarov,J27065.15155200
Abdusattorov,N2771Salem,A26318.55147632
Robson,R2692Tan,Z25365.35155203
L'Ami,E2621Grandelius,N26375.45155205
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World Blitz Chess Championship 2024

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