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The World Rapid Chess Championship 2019 (known as the King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a chess tournament held 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.
World Blitz Champion | Women's World Blitz Champion |
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Magnus Carlsen | Koneru Humpy |
11½/15 | 9/12 |
Born 30 November 1990 29 years old | Born 31 March 1987 32 years old |
Rating: 2886 (World No. 1) | Rating: 2438 (World No. 17) |
← 2018 | 2021 → |
The event took place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia between 26-28 December 2021[1], using a Swiss-system with 15 rounds for the open tournament and 12 rounds for the women's tournament. Players eligible to participate must either be rated at least 2550 Elo in a FIDE rating list during 2019, or be a reigning national champion[2]. Time controls for the tournament are 15+10, meaning each player initially starts with 15 minutes and gains 10 seconds increment with each move.