Qatar Capital Doha will organize the world championships Rapid and Blitz from December 26 to 31 of this year. Here is what is in store with regard to the altered format of the prestigious tournament concerned and how the money price will be distributed.
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FIDE, the Global Director Organ Global Organ For Chess, based in Switzerland, has announced a price fund of 1 million euros (1.12 million dollars) for the rapid world championships and Blitz which will take place later this year in addition to announce “format improvements” for what is among the most prestigious events in the chess calendar.
On the total silver price, € 700,000 was allocated to the “open” section with € 300,000 reserved for the women’s category. In addition, the format of the fast championship remains unchanged, the “open” and “women” sections having respectively 13 and 11 laps. The winner of the two sections will be decided through a break in equality in the event that several players end in first place.
FIDE announces the redesigned format for the Blitz championship
Fid, however, has unveiled a revised format for the stadium with direct elimination of the Blitz world championship, the four best players on the Swiss scene of the tournament progressing directly to the semi-finals. The tournament had previously had eight players advancing the KO in the “open” sections as well as the “women”.
“The new format is an exciting mix of the Swiss system and the Knockout. The increased number of laps in the qualification part ensures that the strongest players will progress to the KO. In addition, the final match is ideally planned to suit the public in all the main chess hubs.
“We are very excited by the event and have already started preparations to produce the best quality broadcast for millions of spectators,” said Emil Sutovsky, CEO of Fide, quoted by Chess.com.
“These format improvements aim to make the event more dynamic while preserving the integrity and excitement of sport for players and fans,” said Fide Arkady Dvorkovich president.
Qatar Capital Doha will organize the world championships Rapid and Blitz from December 26 to 31 of this year.
The previous edition which took place in New York witnessed the infamous “jeansgate” scandal in which the n ° 1 of the world n ° 1 Magnus Carlsen was involved in a massive controversy to appear during the rapid tournament in a pair of jeans, and thereafter penetrated after having refused to transform into a pair of formal pairs.
Carlsen also made the headlines for bad reasons during the Blitz championship also to share the title with the Grand Master Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi after a viral video behind the scenes showed that the two discuss, with the Norwegian chess icon which claims to be allegedly.
The Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, on the other hand, had been crowned fast world champion for the second time – becoming the second player to win the title more than once.
