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Women's World Blitz Champion | |||||
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 Magnus Carlsen |
 Bibisara Assaubayeva | |||||
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Born 30 November 1990 32 years old |
Born 26 February 2004 18 years old | |||||
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The 2022 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 2022 edition of the annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz 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 29–30 December 2022,[1] using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament. Players eligible to participate were to either be rated at least 2550 Elo (2250 Elo for women) in a FIDE rating list during 2022, or be a reigning national champion.[2] Time controls for the tournament were 3+2, meaning each player initially starts with 3 minutes and gains 2 additional seconds following each move.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Regulations for the FIDE Open World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-17.