World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

The 2022 World Blitz Chess Championship was an 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 to 30 December 2022, using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament.

Participants 176 players took part in the open tournament and 99 in the women's tournament.

Code Federation Open Women's Total Armenia 10 4 14 Austria 2 0 2 Azerbaijan 7 6 13 Belgium 1 0 1 Brazil 0 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Canada 2 0 2 China 1 2 3 Czechia 1 1 2 Egypt 2 0 2 England 1 1 2 Estonia 1 0 1 France 3 0 3 Georgia 3 7 10 Germany 5 2 7 Hong Kong 1 0 1 India 15 5 20 Iran 5 1 6 Israel 1 0 1 Italy 1 0 1 Kazakhstan 20 22 42 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 4 Kosovo 2 0 2 Libya101 Malaysia 0 1 1 Moldova101 Montenegro101 Mongolia 4 5 9 Netherlands 2 0 2 New Zealand 1 0 1 Norway 4 1 5 Philippines 0 1 1 Poland 1 1 2 Romania 1 0 1 Serbia 3 2 5 Singapore 1 1 2 Spain 3 0 3 Tajikistan 1 0 1 Turkey 3 1 4 Ukraine 1 5 6 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 United States 7 4 11 Uzbekistan (host) 8 3 11 Vietnam 1 0 1 Wales 1 0 1 none 41 20 61

Tiebreak regulations For players who finish on the same score, final position was determined by the following tie-breaks, in order: Buchholz Cut 1 Buchholz Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (average rating of opponents excluding the lowest rated opponent) Results of individual games between tied players Drawing of lots

If two or more players are tied for any position other than first, the above-mentioned tiebreak system shall decide the ranking of the tied players. If there is a tie for the 1st place, a play-off shall be played among all players in the tie to determine the new champion.

Open tournament results The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 21 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.

Notation: "1 (B 102)" indicates a win (1 point) with black pieces (B) against player who finished in 102nd place. RankNameRating123456789101112131415161718192021Total1 Magnus Carlsen28301 (B 102)1 (W 56)1 (B 68)1 (W 70)1 (B 5)½ (W 23)1 (B 4)½ (B 2)½ (W 8)½ (W 67)½ (B 6)½ (B 10)1 (W 3)1 (W 9)0 (B 12)1 (W 13)1 (B 15)1 (W 40)0 (B 7)1 (B 24)1 (W 19)1626427427212 Hikaru Nakamura29091 (B 39)1 (W 81)1 (B 32)1 (W 18)½ (B 4)1 (W 15)1 (B 23)½ (W 1)½ (B 6)½ (W 5)1 (B 3)1 (W 8)½ (B 9)½ (B 12)0 (W 10)1 (W 30)1 (B 11)0 (B 7)½ (W 24)1 (B 13)½ (W 17)15272½28327263 Haik M. Martirosyan27450 (B 72)1 (W 97)1 (B 39)1 (W 119)1 (B 38)0 (W 4)1 (B 37)1 (W 115)1 (B 85)1 (W 83)0 (W 2)1 (B 16)0 (B 1)1 (W 13)1 (B 6)1 (W 8)½ (B 12)½ (W 10)0 (B 5)1 (W 7)1 (W 15)15258267½26774 Anish Giri27921 (B 134)1 (W 51)1 (B 53)1 (W 24)½ (W 2)1 (B 3)0 (W 1)1 (B 16)½ (W 67)½ (B 8)½ (W 9)1 (B 5)½ (B 6)1 (W 11)½ (B 17)½ (W 12)½ (W 10)½ (B 18)½ (W 13)½ (B 15)1 (W 34)14½ 268 27727115 Jan-Krzysztof Duda27731 (B 54)1 (W 60)1 (B 65)1 (W 58)0 (W 1)½ (B 68)1 (B 69)1 (W 27)½ (W 10)½ (B 2)½ (B 67)0 (W 4)1 (W 24)1 (B 25)½ (B 8)0 (W 6)1 (B 17)1 (W 12)1 (W 3)1 (B 11)0 (W 7)14½262½273½26986 Daniil Dubov2792½ (W 100)½ (B 115)1 (W 97)1 (W 85)1 (B 24)1 (W 33)1 (B 83)½ (B 8)½ (W 2)1 (B 129)½ (W 1)½ (B 29)½ (W 4)1 (B 10)0 (W 3)1 (B 5)0 (W 7)1 (B 55)½ (W 11)½ (W 9)1 (B 12)14½25826726927 Alexey Sarana27081 (B 6)1 (W 2)1 (W 1)0 (B 3)1 (B 5)14½234½24225998 Vladimir Fedoseev2733½ (W 6)½ (B 1)½ (W 4)0 (B 2)½ (W 5)0 (B 3)14256½265½26889 Richárd Rapport2654½ (B 4)½ (W 2)0 (B 1)½ (B 6)14247255½264410 Vladislav Artemiev2803½ (B 5)½ (W 1)0 (W 6)1 (B 2)½ (B 4)½ (B 3)13½260½270269011 Dmitry Andreikin27350 (B 4)0 (W 2)½ (B 6)0 (W 5)13½251½261263712 Ian Nepomniachtchi2782½ (B 2)1 (W 1)½ (B 4)½ (W 3)0 (B 5)0 (W 6)13½250½259½267613 Vincent Keymer26000 (B 3)0 (B 1)½ (B 4)0 (W 2)13½248½257269314 Salem Saleh263313½222230½255515 Fabiano Caruana28470 (B 2)0 (W 1)½ (W 4)0 (B 3)13250½259½264316 Denis Lazavik24840 (W 4)0 (W 3)13248257269417 Pentala Harikrishna2617½ (W 4)0 (W 5)½ (B 2)13242250260118 Nihal Sarin27020 (B 2)½ (W 4)13239½248½260619 Nodirbek Abdusattorov26660 (B 1)13235½243½258420 Daniel Dardha252813235½242½260921 Aleksandar Inđić261613231240257122 Jakhongir Vakhidov250713229½238½263823 Yu Yangyi2807½ (B 1)0 (W 2)12½253262264724 Aleksandr Shimanov26050 (B 4)0 (W 6)0 (B 5)½ (B 2)0 (W 1)12½246252½264425 Jules Moussard26060 (W 5)12½238245½259326 Alexander Riazantsev259512½236244½263027 Rauf Mamedov26490 (B 5)12½236244½259328 David Antón Guijarro258512½236244265029 Maxim Matlakov2674½ (W 6)12½234½243½258130 Alexander Grischuk27630 (B 2)12½234½243259631 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave277112½233242½258832 Zaven Andriasian26250 (W 2)12½230½239½256933 Tigran L. Petrosian26320 (B 6)12½229½238254634 Andrey Esipenko26200 (B 4)12½227½236254035 Volodar Murzin258612½225½232½261036 Aydin Suleymanli248112½222229260337 Andrew Tang25820 (W 3)12½221½229257738 Shant Sargsyan26020 (W 3)12½219227257839 Nodirbek Yakubboev25600 (W 2)0 (W 3)12½211½219255640 Mukhiddin Madaminov23330 (B 1)12242251½265141 Christopher Yoo246312234½239½263842 Arjun Erigaisi275012226234256543 Mikhail Kobalia266212219½228251644 Boris Gelfand262012219½228251245 Bassem Amin271312219½227½256646 Klementy Sychev256312219½225259647 Hans Niemann263212219228253348 Levan Pantsulaia256312213218257849 Adhiban Baskaran261312204½211250350 Sergei Zhigalko266212201205½246951 Giga Quparadze25870 (B 4)11½238½245½263052 Vahap Şanal257611½238246½266153 Sam Shankland26120 (W 4)11½234½243261154 Pavel Ponkratov25390 (W 5)11½230½238262855 Lê Tuấn Minh25300 (W 6)11½230½236½261356 Zhamsaran Tsydypov25930 (B 1)11½228½236½259757 Parham Maghsoodloo267211½225233256458 Pranav V24400 (B 5)11½224½233½262959 Gabriel Sargissian255911½219225½260760 Aravindh Chithambaram25860 (B 5)11½218½226254561 Thai Dai Van Nguyen253411½213½221259262 Aryan Tari262011½213221½252163 Rasmus Svane267411½213219½251664 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan258511½212220249065 Mahammad Muradli26100 (W 5)11½211219250066 Timur Gareyev255311½200½207255667 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2733½ (B 4)½ (B 1)½ (W 5)11237245½261068 Ivan Cheparinov26230 (W 1)½ (W 5)11234243256469 Manuel Petrosyan25600 (W 5)11225½230260870 Evgeny Tomashevsky26980 (B 1)11222230½255671 Eric Hansen256811220224½255972 Surya Shekhar Ganguly25301 (W 3)11218226259773 Alvar Alonso Rosell251411218223256474 Maksim Chigaev254211217½225½259775 Denis Makhnev250711216½223½258576 Ahmed Adly260511213½220½249377 Francisco Vallejo Pons264411213221252178 Baadur Jobava258211211218½254579 Shamsiddin Vokhidov259711205½213248780 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami259611196½203243981 Alexei Fedorov24880 (B 2)11196201249782 David Paravyan255110½238247265383 Matthias Blübaum26340 (W 6)0 (B 3)10½236244½257884 Raunak Sadhwani265710½235244½257685 Bardiya Daneshvar24280 (B 6)0 (W 3)10½231½240½263586 Valentin Dragnev252310½223231½259187 Kazybek Nogerbek248710½223229½257988 Jorden van Foreest266310½222231½257389 Tin Jingyao246210½221½230½262090 Vidit Gujrathi266910½220½230257191 Sergei Yudin259910½215222½253392 Frederik Svane246610½214221½256893 Zhandos Agmanov238910½211½219½259794 Dambasürengiin Batsüren240910½211½216½257395 Daniil Lintchevski258910½210½218248896 Bobby Cheng247610½210216½253897 S. L. Narayanan25620 (B 3)0 (B 6)10½208214½251998 Sébastien Mazé243110½201½209½251699 Sanan Sjugirov261310½197½2052457100 Amin Tabatabaei2551½ (B 6)10234242½2601101 Alexandr Predke261610226233½2535102 Vladislav Kovalev25560 (W 1)10222½230½2587103 Arseniy Nesterov247710219226½2557104 Mamikon Gharibyan240110218½2272585105 Pouya Idani261010217½225½2509106 Arystan Isanzhulov238310215½2242568107 Arystanbek Urazayev2464102132212563108 Alexander Donchenko2581102122202503109 Johan-Sebastian Christiansen250110204½2102530110 Aman Hambleton253810193200½2467111 Mustafa Yilmaz2564101921992438112 Gombosuren Munkhgal257710189½195½2419113 Srinath Narayanan2459101891942405114 Vasif Durarbayli25769½223½228½2606115 Nikita Petrov2531½ (W 6)0 (B 3)9½221227½2625116 Vugar Asadli26359½2202292540117 Ameet Ghasi25879½218½2272565118 Javokhir Sindarov26399½216½2262506119 Rinat Jumabayev25830 (B 3)9½2152232548120 Robert Hovhannisyan25709½215220½2580121 Evgeniy Najer25669½209½2172530122 Aleksej Aleksandrov23919½204½211½2540123 Rustam Khusnutdinov25109½204½2112513124 Ramazan Zhalmakhanov24329½197½2042486125 Konstantin Kazakov23799½189½1942419126 Abhimanyu Puranik25069½187½193½2449127 Tigran K. Harutyunyan24269½182½188½2417128 Abilmansur Abdilkhair21579½169½1742348129 Denis Kadrić26570 (W 6)92372472558130 Alexander Moiseenko25779227½235½2567131 Sumiya Bilguun236592212292597132 Velimir Ivić261492052132491133 Rudik Makarian24409203½208½2550134 Nderim Saraci25490 (W 4)9201½208½2478135 Nikolay Averin22319201205½2528136 Sankalp Gupta24389199205½2494137 Vuk Damjanović24399197½2042467138 Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov22179194½200½2476139 Munkhdalai Amilal214491841892415140 Abdulla Gadimbayli239991781832396141 Khumoyun Begmuratov22679174½179½2392142 Aldiyar Ansat23028½2192272583143 Sabino Brunello26418½216224½2528144 Maksim Tsaruk23308½214221½2527145 Alexander Khripachenko23018½203210½2506146 Petr Kostenko23658½193197½2404147 Lev Zverev23338½192½199½2505148 Harsha Bharathakoti25278½192½199½2438149 Arjun Kalyan24268½187½193½2403150 Victor Bologan25258½186½191½2453151 Vladimir Burmakin25138½178½184½2367152 Daniyal Sapenov20608½1751812404153 Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev22178½165½1702347154 Jakob Postlmayer21828½164½1692308155 Semetei Tologon Tegin22648½161165½2296156 Boris Savchenko257781982052445157 Artem Uskov240181901962407158 Savva Vetokhin23128188½1952439159 Momchil Petkov24118187½1922405160 Benjamin Haldorsen238981811862420161 Aziz Degenbaev203981641692322162 Andrei Shishkov22308157½1622303163 Alisher Suleymenov23517½206½211½2486164 Azamat Utegaliyev24057½196½2012442165 Ediz Gürel23457½194½199½2491166 Edgar Mamedov20347½1851902430167 Egor Korelskiy23077½164½169½2314168 Melis Mamatov22997½156½1612255169 Endrit Uruci23797177181½2353170 Ergali Suleimen20507163½1682302171 Ali Elier21736½158½1632247172 Imangali Akhilbay20036157½1622254173 Ernur Amangeldy20235½162166½2266174 Elijah Everett21465½155½1602247175 Niilo Man Nissinen18965160½165½2285176 Dinmukhammed Tulendinov193101251260

Women's tournament results The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 17 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.

Notation: "1 (B 57)" indicates a win (1 point) with black pieces (B) against player who finished in 57th place.