FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

🎮 Tournament Format & Progression

📍 Main Event Structure

• Tournament System: Swiss System played over 21 rounds.

• Time Control: 3 minutes base time per player, with a 2-second increment per move starting from move 1.

🏆 Tie-Break Criteria

If two or more players finish with the same number of points, ties are broken using the following criteria in order of priority:

1. Buchholz Cut 1

2. Buchholz

3. Average Blitz Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (AROC 1)

4. Direct Encounter (Head-to-head result between the tied players)

5. Drawing of Lots