26.12.2022
The Rapid and Blitz World Championships begin in Kazakhstan tomorrow
The Rapid and Blitz World Championships will start tomorrow in Almaty (Kazakhstan).
Rating-rapid favorites among men: M. Carlsen, R. Rapport, H. Nakamura
Rating-rapid favorites among women: A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno, Tan Zhongyi
Dates: from December 26 to December 28
System: Swiss, 13 rounds (men), 11 rounds (women)
Prize fund: $ 350 000 ($ 60 000 – 1 place) (men), $ 150 000 ($ 40 000 – 1 place) (women)
Line-up: 180 participants, 135 grandmasters (men), 100 participants, 16 grandmasters