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The 2024 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 4th edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in New York City, United States, from 30 to 31 ...
The World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2020 was postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] It was planned to be held in Kazakhstan in December 2021; however, due to new regulations imposed by the Kazakh government, which would have required many participants to quarantine, the event had to be cancelled again on December 8, 2021.
At 18 years old, he is the second-youngest rapid world champion in history, after GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov who was 17 during his victory in 2021. [10] Murzin finished 8th in the Swiss-system tournament of World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, qualifying for the knockout stage, in which he lost to Ian Nepomniachtchi in the quarterfinals. [11] [12]
Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest undisputed world chess champion at the age of 18. [1]The Candidates Tournament and Women's Candidates Tournament were held concurrently for the first time to determine the challengers for the reigning world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun. [2]
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2024 is a tournament for rapid and blitz chess among club teams, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in collaboration with the KazChess/Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KCF), with financial support from Freedom Holding Corp.
In August 2024, Naroditsky crossed 2700 FIDE Blitz rating for the first time, and was ranked #23 in the World and #5 in the USA in Blitz. [21] In December 2024, Naroditsky tied for first place in the Swiss portion of the 2024 World Blitz Chess Championship with a score of 9.5/13 and performance rating of 2749, finishing 9th place on tiebreaks ...
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. [1]
The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 3rd edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament.