2022 World Speedy and Blitz Chess Championship countdown and extra particulars
Printed: Dec 17, 2022 2:07 am
Up to date: Dec 17, 2022 2:16 am
FIDE’s $1 million World Chess Championship for Speedy and Blitz is coming quickly. Discover out extra particulars and hold monitor with the countdown right here.
Brace your self for FIDE’s $1 million World Speedy and Blitz Chess Championship – one of many greatest, speediest Chess tournaments of the yr that includes the world’s greatest. Among the many individuals are Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and even the controversial Hans Niemann. The World Blitz and Speedy Chess Championship will arrive in Almaty, Kazakhstan this December twenty sixth, 2022.
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All in regards to the World Speedy and Blitz Chess Championship
This prestigious championship, described as “the icing on the cake” of FIDE’s 2022 calendar gathers 95% of the world’s high Chess gamers. Over 300 Chess elites hailing from 50 nations could be in Kazakhstan for the occasion.
The World Blitz and Speedy Championship additionally offers a large $1 million USD prize pool with $700K going to the Open class and $300K to the Ladies’s class.
Contributors
The highest 40 gamers (Open and Ladies classes) for Blitz and Speedy are invited to the championship. Among the many checklist are probably the most notable Chess stars together with world champion, Magnus Carlsen and the Blitz king, Hikaru Nakamura. Reigning champions for the Ladies’s class, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Bibisara Assaubayeva may also defend their title on this upcoming championship.
However the limelight falls onto Hans Niemann who sits within the Blitz Open class. The 19-year-old American surged in recognition after being accused of dishonest by Magnus Carlsen in September 2022.
The pair may play towards one another on this event and the neighborhood anticipates the collision, questioning if their matchup will occur in any respect. As a result of the final time they clashed, Carlsen resigned after one transfer.
Compiled from Chess.com
There are additionally some notable gamers lacking from the participant checklist. Prime gamers like Alireza Firouzja and Wesley So usually are not collaborating within the World Speedy and Blitz 2022.
Date and time
The championship will happen from December twenty sixth to December thirtieth, occupying the ultimate days of 2022 as per custom. The opening and shutting ceremonies will accompany the occasion a day earlier than and after.
Opening ceremony – Dec twenty fifth: 7:30 PM Almaty Timezone (9:30 PM SGT/5:30 AM PT)Event – Dec twenty sixth to Dec 30thClosing ceremony – Dec thirty first: 8:00 PM Almaty Timezone (10:00 PM SGT/6:00 AM PT)
You could find extra schedule particulars for World Speedy and Blitz Championship right here.
The place to observe
Most mainstream Chess channels will broadcast the video games stay. You could find them on FIDE Chess YouTube, Chess.com YouTube, and different common Chess channels.
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