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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2019

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The FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2019 is one of the fastest, most powerful, and exciting competitive chess tournaments, held under the patronage of "King Salman" and organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from December 29 to 30, 2019.

ChessDec 29, 2019 – Dec 30, 2019Moscow, RussiaRussia$350,000FIDE

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 Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (AROC 1)

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

  5. Drawing of Lots