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The 2022 World Open Rapid Chess Championship will be held from 26-28th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Championship format is 13-rounds Swiss with the time control 15 minutes + 10 seconds.
Almost all of the world’s top players are registered to take part in the event. The reigning champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan is notably missing at the moment, but the registration deadline runs until 12th December. 2021 Silver medalist Ian Nepomniachtchi and bronze medalist Magnus Carlsen are making another appearance.
The total prize fund is 350,000 USD, with 60,000 reserved for the winner.
Participants:
- GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834
- GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2795
- GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2791
- GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2777
- GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2766
- GM Grischuk Alexander FID 2759
- GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2747
- GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2746
- GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2743
- GM Fedoseev Vladimir FID 2741
- GM Artemiev Vladislav FID 2727
- GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2725
- GM Giri Anish NED 2708
- GM Esipenko Andrey FID 2694
- GM Van Foreest Jorden NED 2693
- GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2688
- GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2682
- GM Matlakov Maxim FID 2671
- GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2659
- GM Shankland Sam USA 2657
- GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2656
- GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2652
- GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2646
- GM Harikrishna Pentala IND 2646
- GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2644
- GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2641
- GM Svane Rasmus GER 2641
- GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2640
- GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2640
- GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr FID 2633
- GM Gukesh D IND 2632
- GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2632
- GM Andreikin Dmitry FID 2631
- GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2630
- GM Sarana Alexey FID 2629
- GM Erigaisi Arjun IND 2628
- GM Nihal Sarin IND 2628
- GM Tomashevsky Evgeny FID 2628
- GM Moussard Jules FRA 2625
- GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2624
- GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2623
- GM Bluebaum Matthias GER 2617
- GM Gareyev Timur USA 2617
- GM Shimanov Aleksandr FID 2616
- GM Zhigalko Sergei FID 2612
- GM Paravyan David FID 2609
- GM Narayanan S.L. IND 2605
- GM Shevchenko Kirill UKR 2598
- GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2597
- GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2596
- GM Sindarov Javokhir UZB 2596
- GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2592
- GM Keymer Vincent GER 2590
- GM Najer Evgeniy FID 2590
- GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2588
- GM Predke Alexandr FID 2584
- GM Sjugirov Sanan FID 2584
- GM Hansen Eric CAN 2579
- GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2578
- GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. IND 2576
- GM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2575
- GM Harsha Bharathakoti IND 2574
- GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2574
- GM Yakubboev Nodirbek UZB 2573
- GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2570
- GM Riazantsev Alexander FID 2570
- GM Ponkratov Pavel FID 2569
- GM Amin Bassem EGY 2567
- GM Demchenko Anton FID 2565
- GM Sargsyan Shant ARM 2561
- GM Tari Aryan NOR 2556
- GM Tsydypov Zhamsaran FID 2550
- GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2549
- GM Puranik Abhimanyu IND 2549
- GM Chigaev Maksim FID 2548
- GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2547
- GM Sanal Vahap TUR 2547
- GM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2539
- GM Adhiban B. IND 2538
- GM Quparadze Giga GEO 2538
- IM Ghasi Ameet K ENG 2536
- IM Urazayev Arystanbek KAZ 2535
- GM Kobalia Mikhail FID 2534
- GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van CZE 2534
- IM Murzin Volodar FID 2534
- GM Sadhwani Raunak IND 2532
- GM Fedorov Alexei FID 2531
- GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2531
- GM Vakhidov Jakhongir UZB 2529
- IM Atabayev Yusup TKM 2528
- GM Idani Pouya IRI 2523
- GM Kovalev Vladislav FID 2523
- GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2522
- GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2521
- GM Lintchevski Daniil FID 2520
- GM Petrov Nikita FID 2519
- GM Narayanan Srinath IND 2518
- GM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian NOR 2513
- GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2513
- GM Makhnev Denis KAZ 2513
- GM Dardha Daniel BEL 2511
- GM Nesterov Arseniy FID 2497
- GM Asadli Vugar AZE 2491
- GM Ivic Velimir SRB 2489
- GM Sychev Klementy FID 2489
- GM Kadric Denis MNE 2482
- GM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2481
- GM Cheng Bobby AUS 2476
- GM Alonso Rosell Alvar ESP 2472
- GM Bilguun Sumiya MGL 2468
- GM Svane Frederik GER 2466
- GM Yoo Christopher Woojin USA 2463
- GM Tin Jingyao SGP 2462
- GM Yudin Sergei FID 2454
- GM Jacobson Brandon USA 2451
- GM Hambleton Aman CAN 2450
- GM Suleymanli Aydin AZE 2448
- GM Muradli Mahammad AZE 2447
- GM Dragnev Valentin AUT 2444
- GM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2442
- GM Harutyunyan Tigran K. ARM 2441
- GM Tang Andrew USA 2439
- GM Batsuren Dambasuren MGL 2430
- GM Pranav V IND 2430
- GM Arjun Kalyan IND 2426
- IM Daneshvar Bardiya IRI 2419
- Utegaliyev Azamat KAZ 2415
- GM Munkhgal Gombosuren MGL 2413
- GM Kostenko Petr KAZ 2404
- GM Sankalp Gupta IND 2402
- GM Gadimbayli Abdulla AZE 2399
- IM Vetokhin Savva FID 2358
- FM Uruci Endrit KOS 2353
- IM Gurel Ediz TUR 2345
- FM Tsaruk Maksim FID 2334
- IM Tologon Tegin Semetei KGZ 2319
- FM Begmuratov Khumoyun UZB 2292
- FM Nurmamedov Azat TKM 2282
- IM Shishkov Andrei EST 2272
- FM Korelskiy Egor FID 2256
- FM Amilal Munkhdalai MGL 2225
- Elier Ali LBA 2188
- Postlmayer Jakob AUT 2182
- FM Abdilkhair Abilmansur KAZ 2171
- Everett Elijah WLS 2125
- Bayramgeldiyev Yusup TKM 2105
- Suleimen Ergali KAZ 2046
- CM Nurgaliyev Sauat KAZ 2016
- Akhilbay Imangali KAZ 1963
