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FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

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The FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2022 is one of the most prominent and powerful annual global chess tournaments, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the "Central Exhibition Hall" in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from December 25 to 28, 2022.

ChessDec 26, 2022 – Dec 28, 2022Almaty, KazakhstanKazakhstan$350,000FIDE

Format

🎮 Tournament Format & Progression

📍 Main Event Structure

  • Tournament System: Swiss System played over 13 rounds.

  • Time Control: 15 minutes base time per player, with a 10-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 Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (AROC 1)

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

  5. Drawing of Lots