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The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship is taking place from 30-31 December in New York, USA. The event is played with 13-swiss rounds scheduled for day 1, followed by 8-player knock-out event with 4-game matches.
The top seeds are GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2890 blitz rating) who confirmed his participation in the tournament after the #jeansgate case, then GM Alireza Firouzja (France, 2871 blitz rating), GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2860 blitz rating), GM Wesley So (USA, 2803 blitz rating), and GM Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2796 blitz rating). The total prize fund of the event is $450,000, with $90,000 reserved for the Winner.
FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024 – Live games:
