FIDE tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 was the 2023 edition of the annual World Rapid Chess Championship held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under rapid time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 26 to 28 December 2023,[1] using a Swiss-system with 13 rounds for the open tournament and 11 rounds for the women's tournament.[1] Players eligible to participate in the open tournament were either be rated at least 2550 Elo in a FIDE rating list during 2023, or reigning national champion. The time control was 15 minutes per player with a 10-second per-move increment.[1]
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World Rapid Champion |
Women's World Rapid Champion | |||||
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| Magnus Carlsen |
 Anastasia Bodnaruk | |||||
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Born 30 November 1990 33 years old |
Born 30 March 1992 31 years old | |||||
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Rating: 2818 (World No. 2) |
Rating: 2265 (World No. 133) | |||||
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202 players took part in the open tournament,[2] and 117 in the women's tournament.[3]
The prize fund for both the open and women's tournament is shown below. In case of a tie (except for first place) all prize money is shared between the players. Players outside the brackets do not receive any prize money.[1][4]
Open tournament:
Total: $350,000
Women's tournament:
Total: $150,000
For players who finish on the same score, final position is determined by the following tie-breaks, in order:
If two or more players are tied for any position other than first, the above mentioned tiebreak system shall decide the ranking of the tied players. If there is a tie for the 1st place, a play-off shall be played among all players in tie to determine the new champion.
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