World Blitz Championship: Knockout stage set for an epic finale …
Dec 30, 2024 · All the information about the event, including results, news, images and regulations are available on the official event webpage: worldrapidandblitz.fide.com The full schedule of the event is available here: Schedule – 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships. Follow live commentary by Grandmasters and special guests on FIDE’s official YouTube Channel, starting on the 26th: FIDE chess ...
2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship: Carlsen, …
5 days ago · GMs Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have agreed to share the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship title after Carlsen's suggestion seven games into their final. After sensationally U-turning on his decision to withdraw from the event, Carlsen won his eighth world blitz title, while Nepomniachtchi deservedly picked up his first.
2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship: Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi …
4 days ago · The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship concluded with high drama, as Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the Open title after an intense tiebreak match, while Ju Wenjun clinched the Women’s Blitz crown by defeating Lei Tingjie in the final.
Blitz World Championship 2024: Carlsen To Play Niemann In ... - Chess.com
Dec 30, 2024 · The 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships decide the world champions of rapid and blitz chess in Open and Women's sections. For the rapid championships, the Open was a 13-round Swiss; the Women's was an 11-round Swiss. The time control for both tournaments was 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment.
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships—13 Things We Learned
4 days ago · The 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships decided the world champions of rapid and blitz chess in Open and Women's sections. For the rapid championships, the Open was a 13-round Swiss; the Women's was an 11-round Swiss.
Ju Wenjun Wins FIDE World Blitz in Tiebreakers ... - US Chess …
3 days ago · One True Champion*The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship featured an experimental departure in format from previous years, replacing the second day of Swiss play with an eight-player knockout featuring the top finishers from the one-day Swiss on December 30th. Several hundred fans crowded the Cipriani building on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York on New Year's Eve, all of whom were hoping to ...
FIDE World Blitz Chess Championships 2024: Magnus Carlsen, …
5 days ago · For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final with the ...
News | Carlsen and Nepo named first World Blitz co-champions …
Dec 30, 2024 · The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championships ended bizarrely with Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreeing to share the title for the first time in history. The two heavyweight grandmasters took matters into their own hands after the new matchplay final in New York stretched to seven games in sudden death with the score tied on 3.5-3.5.
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz in New York preview: An epic ending …
Dec 22, 2024 · In a year that marked the International Chess Federation's centenary, celebrated the 45th Chess Olympiad, and witnessed an intense battle for the World Championship title, 2024 will conclude with a fitting and extraordinary finale: the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York City.
Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after
Dec 30, 2024 · World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.