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{{Short description|FIDE tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan}}

factoids

}}The World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 was the 2023 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 Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 26 to 28 December 2023,WEB, 2023-12-13, Everything ready for the start of World Rapid and Blitz in Samarkand,weblink 2023-12-19, FIDE, en, 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 2023, or reigning national champion. The time control was 15 minutes per player with a 10-second per-move increment.

Participants

202 players took part in the open tournament,WEB,weblink Results Open Rapid, FIDE, January 5, 2024, and 117 in the women's tournament.WEB, Results - Women Rapid,weblink 2024-01-05, FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2023,

Prize fund

The prize fund for both the open and women's tournament is shown below. In case of a tie (except for first place) all prize money is shared between the players. Players outside the brackets do not receive any prize money.WEB, Magnus Carlsen does it again: Fifth World Rapid Chess Championship title for the Norwegian,weblink 2023-12-28, www.fide.com, en, Open tournament:{{ubl|1st place: $60,000|2nd place: $50,000|3rd place: $40,000|4th place: $30,000|5th place: $25,000|6th place: $22,000|7th place: $18,000|8th place: $14,000|9th place: $11,000|10th place: $8,000|11th–16th places: $5,000|17th–25th places: $3,000|26th–35th places: $1,500}}Total: $350,000Women's tournament:{{ubl|1st place: $40,000|2nd place: $30,000|3rd place: $20,000|4th place: $15,000|5th place: $10,000|6th place: $7,000|7th place: $6,000|8th place: $5,000|9th place: $4,000|10th place: $3,000|11th–15th places: $2,000}}Total: $150,000

Tiebreak regulations

For players who finish on the same score, final position is determined by the following tie-breaks, in order:

1. Buchholz Cut 1 (the sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player but reduced by the lowest score of the opponents)
2. Buchholz (the sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player)
3. Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (average rating of opponents excluding the lowest rated opponent)
4. The results of individual games between tied players
5. 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 two or more players are tied for first, the top two players who finished the highest on the above-mentioned tiebreaks shall play a two-game mini match with the time control of 3+2 (with colours of the first game drawn) to decide the winner. If the score is tied 1-1, the players continue to play single 3+2 games until one of the players has won one game (the player who finished highest on the above-mentioned tiebreaks shall have the white pieces for the first game and the colours will alternate from the next game).

Notes

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References

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External links

• Official website

{{World Chess Championships}}