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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2023

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The FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 is one of the most exciting and competitive chess tournaments, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the "Silk Road Samarkand" complex in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from December 29 to 30, 2023.

ChessDec 29, 2023 – Dec 30, 2023Samarkand, UzbekistanUzbekistan$350,000FIDE \ Uzbekistan Chess Federation

Format

🎮 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