World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

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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:

1. GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834
2. GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2795
3. GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2791
4. GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2777
5. GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2766
6. GM Grischuk Alexander FID 2759
7. GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2747
8. GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2746
9. GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2743
10. GM Fedoseev Vladimir FID 2741
11. GM Artemiev Vladislav FID 2727
12. GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2725
13. GM Giri Anish NED 2708
14. GM Esipenko Andrey FID 2694
15. GM Van Foreest Jorden NED 2693
16. GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2688
17. GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2682
18. GM Matlakov Maxim FID 2671
19. GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2659
20. GM Shankland Sam USA 2657
21. GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2656
22. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2652
23. GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2646
24. GM Harikrishna Pentala IND 2646
25. GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2644
26. GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2641
27. GM Svane Rasmus GER 2641
28. GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2640
29. GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2640
30. GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr FID 2633
31. GM Gukesh D IND 2632
32. GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2632
33. GM Andreikin Dmitry FID 2631
34. GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2630
35. GM Sarana Alexey FID 2629
36. GM Erigaisi Arjun IND 2628
37. GM Nihal Sarin IND 2628
38. GM Tomashevsky Evgeny FID 2628
39. GM Moussard Jules FRA 2625
40. GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2624
41. GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2623
42. GM Bluebaum Matthias GER 2617
43. GM Gareyev Timur USA 2617
44. GM Shimanov Aleksandr FID 2616
45. GM Zhigalko Sergei FID 2612
46. GM Paravyan David FID 2609
47. GM Narayanan S.L. IND 2605
48. GM Shevchenko Kirill UKR 2598
49. GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2597
50. GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2596
51. GM Sindarov Javokhir UZB 2596
52. GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2592
53. GM Keymer Vincent GER 2590
54. GM Najer Evgeniy FID 2590
55. GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2588
56. GM Predke Alexandr FID 2584
57. GM Sjugirov Sanan FID 2584
58. GM Hansen Eric CAN 2579
59. GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2578
60. GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. IND 2576
61. GM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2575
62. GM Harsha Bharathakoti IND 2574
63. GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2574
64. GM Yakubboev Nodirbek UZB 2573
65. GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2570
66. GM Riazantsev Alexander FID 2570
67. GM Ponkratov Pavel FID 2569
68. GM Amin Bassem EGY 2567
69. GM Demchenko Anton FID 2565
70. GM Sargsyan Shant ARM 2561
71. GM Tari Aryan NOR 2556
72. GM Tsydypov Zhamsaran FID 2550
73. GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2549
74. GM Puranik Abhimanyu IND 2549
75. GM Chigaev Maksim FID 2548
76. GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2547
77. GM Sanal Vahap TUR 2547
78. GM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2539
79. GM Adhiban B. IND 2538
80. GM Quparadze Giga GEO 2538
81. IM Ghasi Ameet K ENG 2536
82. IM Urazayev Arystanbek KAZ 2535
83. GM Kobalia Mikhail FID 2534
84. GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van CZE 2534
85. IM Murzin Volodar FID 2534
86. GM Sadhwani Raunak IND 2532
87. GM Fedorov Alexei FID 2531
88. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2531
89. GM Vakhidov Jakhongir UZB 2529
90. IM Atabayev Yusup TKM 2528
91. GM Idani Pouya IRI 2523
92. GM Kovalev Vladislav FID 2523
93. GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2522
94. GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2521
95. GM Lintchevski Daniil FID 2520
96. GM Petrov Nikita FID 2519
97. GM Narayanan Srinath IND 2518
98. GM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian NOR 2513
99. GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2513
100. GM Makhnev Denis KAZ 2513
101. GM Dardha Daniel BEL 2511
102. GM Nesterov Arseniy FID 2497
103. GM Asadli Vugar AZE 2491
104. GM Ivic Velimir SRB 2489
105. GM Sychev Klementy FID 2489
106. GM Kadric Denis MNE 2482
107. GM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2481
108. GM Cheng Bobby AUS 2476
109. GM Alonso Rosell Alvar ESP 2472
110. GM Bilguun Sumiya MGL 2468
111. GM Svane Frederik GER 2466
112. GM Yoo Christopher Woojin USA 2463
113. GM Tin Jingyao SGP 2462
114. GM Yudin Sergei FID 2454
115. GM Jacobson Brandon USA 2451
116. GM Hambleton Aman CAN 2450
117. GM Suleymanli Aydin AZE 2448
118. GM Muradli Mahammad AZE 2447
119. GM Dragnev Valentin AUT 2444
120. GM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2442
121. GM Harutyunyan Tigran K. ARM 2441
122. GM Tang Andrew USA 2439
123. GM Batsuren Dambasuren MGL 2430
124. GM Pranav V IND 2430
125. GM Arjun Kalyan IND 2426
126. IM Daneshvar Bardiya IRI 2419
127. Utegaliyev Azamat KAZ 2415
128. GM Munkhgal Gombosuren MGL 2413
129. GM Kostenko Petr KAZ 2404
130. GM Sankalp Gupta IND 2402
131. GM Gadimbayli Abdulla AZE 2399
132. IM Vetokhin Savva FID 2358
133. FM Uruci Endrit KOS 2353
134. IM Gurel Ediz TUR 2345
135. FM Tsaruk Maksim FID 2334
136. IM Tologon Tegin Semetei KGZ 2319
137. FM Begmuratov Khumoyun UZB 2292
138. FM Nurmamedov Azat TKM 2282
139. IM Shishkov Andrei EST 2272
140. FM Korelskiy Egor FID 2256
141. FM Amilal Munkhdalai MGL 2225
142. Elier Ali LBA 2188
143. Postlmayer Jakob AUT 2182
144. FM Abdilkhair Abilmansur KAZ 2171
145. Everett Elijah WLS 2125
146. Bayramgeldiyev Yusup TKM 2105
147. Suleimen Ergali KAZ 2046
148. CM Nurgaliyev Sauat KAZ 2016
149. Akhilbay Imangali KAZ 1963