World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

World Rapid Chess Championship 2022
 
World Rapid Champion
Women's World Rapid Champion
 
  Norway Magnus Carlsen China Tan Zhongyi
 
10/13Scores8½/11
  Born 30 November 1990
32 years old		 Born 29 May 1991
31 years old
  Rating: 2834
(World No. 1)		 Rating: 2502
(World No. 562)
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The World Rapid Chess Championship 2022 was the 2022 edition of the annual World Rapid Chess Championship held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under rapid time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 26–28 December 2022,[1] using a Swiss-system with 13 rounds for the open tournament and 11 rounds for the women's tournament. Players eligible to participate in the open tournament were either be rated at least 2550 Elo in a FIDE rating list during 2022, or reigning national champion.[2]

  1. ^ "A chess highlight at the end of the year: the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz World Championships 2022". Chessbase. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ "Regulations for the FIDE Open World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-17.