The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship was an annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz 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 30 to 31 December 2023, using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament.
Participants 206 players took part in the open tournament and 118 in the women's tournament.
Code Federation Open Women's Total Argentina 1 0 1 Armenia 9 3 12 Australia 1 0 1 Azerbaijan 8 9 17 Belgium 1 0 1 Brazil 1 0 1 Bulgaria 1 4 5 Chile 2 0 2 China 6 9 15 Chinese Taipei 1 0 1 Colombia 1 1 2 Czechia 1 0 1 Estonia 0 1 1 France 2 2 4 Georgia 3 4 7 Germany 1 1 2 Greece 0 1 1 Hungary 3 0 3 India 17 11 28 Iran 4 0 4 Ireland 1 0 1 Italy 1 0 1 Kazakhstan 14 11 25 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 4 Lithuania 0 1 1 Luxembourg 0 1 1 Moldova101 Montenegro101 Mongolia 3 3 6 Morocco 2 0 2 Netherlands 4 1 5 New Zealand 1 0 1 Norway 5 0 5 Peru 3 1 4 Poland 5 2 7 Qatar 0 1 1 Romania 2 0 2 Serbia 6 1 7 Slovenia 2 0 2 Spain 4 2 6 Switzerland 1 1 2 Tajikistan 2 0 2 Turkey 4 1 5 Turkmenistan 2 3 5 Uganda 1 1 2 Ukraine 4 4 8 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 United States 6 4 10 Uzbekistan (host) 21 13 34 none 44 19 63
Tiebreak regulations For players who finish on the same score, final position was determined by the following tie-breaks, in order: Buchholz Cut 1 Buchholz Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (average rating of opponents excluding the lowest rated opponent) Results of individual games between tied players 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 there is a tie for the 1st place, a play-off shall be played among all players in the tie to determine the new champion.
Open tournament results
The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 21 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.
Notation: "1 (W 140)" indicates a win (1 point) with white pieces (W) against player who finished in 140th place. RankNameRating123456789101112131415161718192021Total1 Magnus Carlsen28871 (W 140)16256½265½26732 Daniil Dubov276315½262½272½27003 Vladislav Artemiev279915260½271½27024 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave274814½260½26926705 Ian Nepomniachtchi27951426327126706 Arjun Erigaisi27291425626426527 Levon Aronian277214239½247½25978 Denis Lazavik25561423323925909 Aleksandar Inđić263113½256½266267410 Jan-Krzysztof Duda277513½255265264011 Richárd Rapport274813½244½253½262012 Fabiano Caruana281513½244252260613 Yu Yangyi276213½242½251263214 Aravindh Chithambaram258413½240247½261815 Alexander Grischuk269913½233½242½254516 Dmitry Andreikin274113½232239256717 Rudik Makarian254013½225½232½257018 Bardiya Daneshvar248313½225231254719 Volodar Murzin259113257265½270020 Alexey Sarana270713254263½261421 Zhamsaran Tsydypov262613244½252½260222 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov271613243251260223 Peter Svidler268913243251259724 Baadur Jobava259913230238½256025 Evgeny Tomashevsky266313227½235½255026 Robert Hovhannisyan257013224½232½255327 Vincent Keymer262913212½220½247528 R Praggnanandhaa266512½257267½263929 Shamsiddin Vokhidov258812½245254½262130 Anish Giri273112½245254½260631 Parham Maghsoodloo266012½244253257332 Teimour Radjabov266412½243½253½261433 Denis Makhnev252812½243254½265334 Aleksandr Rakhmanov252112½241251½264835 S. L. Narayanan256412½240½250266336 Salem Saleh266812½239249256737 Mahammad Muradli255112½238244258038 Gukesh Dommaraju265712½231½239½256939 Hans Niemann261412½229½238253940 Nodirbek Yakubboev258212½229237254441 Tigran L. Petrosian261012½228236252642 Klementy Sychev258312½216224½249943 Nihal Sarin268912259½267263744 Amin Tabatabaei257312252½261½266545 Arseniy Nesterov248812247½256½266146 Alexander Riazantsev262112243½252½259447 Bharath Subramaniyam243512242252½263648 Rauf Mamedov263512240½248½255449 Javokhir Sindarov260712239248260350 Ruslan Ponomariov261312231½240½253351 Gadir Guseinov256312228½237259252 Levan Pantsulaia257912226233½256853 David Antón Guijarro261612225232½250054 Yuriy Kuzubov248712220227½257155 Andrey Esipenko261512217½226½245456 Manuel Petrosyan255612214½221½251757 Aleksandr Shimanov261111½247255½260158 Bai Jinshi251611½243251½262359 Johan-Sebastian Christiansen254111½243248261260 Nodirbek Abdusattorov269411½234½242½254261 Vidit Gujrathi264211½234240½255562 Raunak Sadhwani266811½232½242256763 Alexandr Predke259411½231239½254764 Anton Korobov264911½230237½255065 Adhiban Baskaran257611½229½238254466 Daniel Dardha256811½227234½253267 Maxim Matlakov263811½225½235254568 Alexey Dreev259911½225½233½254069 Kazybek Nogerbek248811½225231258670 Anton Smirnov264711½222½231254071 Pouya Idani257411½219½226½252772 Aditya Mittal242511½216222½252373 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan255611½213½220½246174 Pavel Ponkratov254711½208216243675 Eduardo Iturrizaga264511½205½213½244176 Jakhongir Vakhidov257411234½243½255577 Aydin Suleymanli255311234½241½259778 Vladislav Kovalev253911233½240½262479 Dmitry Bocharov248211233241½257880 Artem Uskov232811231½239260681 Jorden van Foreest266411231239½254482 Mitrabha Guha251211231238½252683 Shant Sargsyan263311226½234½253584 Vahap Şanal263711225233½252285 Laurent Fressinet263611223½231252886 David Paravyan256611218½224249487 Aleksey Grebnev240411215223257888 Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov221411213½221255289 Karthik Venkataraman244011213218253290 Aryan Tari257711212½222247091 Mukhiddin Madaminov246011212220255992 Ivan Cheparinov261311210½222249993 Velimir Ivić254211209212½248494 Maksim Chigaev256111208½214½246895 Jakub Kosakowski248511208211½250896 Eldiar Orozbaev223611206½212½252497 Arystan Isanzhulov243111188½192240098 Sanan Sjugirov256910½250259267399 Nikita Petrov252110½2312392576100 Renato Terry257810½2232312569101 Vladimir Fedoseev271910½221½2312524102 Alexander Moiseenko255610½215½223½2513103 Asrorjon Omonov206910½215223½2547104 Ediz Gurel235910½2152232561105 Ortik Nigmatov238210½2122192571106 Zhandos Agmanov240710½208½2152522107 Kacper Piorun258910½204½211½2437108 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra256810½2042132447109 Róbert Ruck256110½203½211½2418110 Vadim Zvjaginsev257010½202½2112443111 Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov244910½202½2102528112 Zeng Chongsheng250410½198½205½2416113 Abdimalik Abdisalimov241710½1972072436114 Sabino Brunello257310½191½1992395115 Anton Demchenko254510½190½197½2345116 Xu Xiangyu249110½1891942353117 Pranav V256210½187½1952358118 Rodrigo Vásquez Schroeder258210239248½2555119 Ilia Iljiushenok2479102222292477120 Timur Gareyev256910218½2272476121 Benjamin Haldorsen240510217224½2568122 Cem Kaan Gökerkan2365102152222553123 Denis Khismatullin255210214½221½2457124 Giga Quparadze261710209½217½2485125 Evgeniy Najer254510208214½2458126 Rinat Jumabayev2561102072152436127 Savva Vetokhin248310205½2122440128 Lucas van Foreest251910203½2112445129 Roman Kezin249210197½204½2411130 Boris Savchenko2513101962042393131 Saidakbar Saydaliev232310195½2022519132 Alan Pichot259210173½179½2333133 Pranesh M24819½235½2452606134 Maksim Tsaruk23789½2262342596135 Liam Vrolijk24879½221228½2578136 Andrew Hong24609½214221½2512137 Almas Rakhmatullaev22189½212220½2550138 Arystanbek Urazayev24089½211½214½2536139 Kanan Garayev22609½207½216½2512140 Sergey Grigoriants25320 (B 1)9½207½214½2396141 Bobir Sattarov23519½2032102471142 Elham Amar24709½2012082455143 Sumiya Bilguun24079½2012042471144 Victor Bologan24899½196½2042436145 Akmal Fayzullaev23429½194½199½2457146 Andrey Gorovets24189½194½1992404147 Xiu Deshun24939½191196½2331148 Sandipan Chanda24909½183190½2349149 Steven Rojas Salas22109½182185½2348150 Vugar Asadli25849½181½188½2376151 Alisher Suleymenov23269206½213½2540152 Gabriel Gaehwiler24489205½212½2504153 Khumoyun Begmuratov22769202½2102522154 Aldiyar Ansat24049202209½2441155 Matvey Galchenko24249200204½2482156 David Akhmedov21549196½2022440157 Munkhdalai Amilal22939194½200½2413158 Surya Shekhar Ganguly25499193½201½2368159 Murtas Kazhgaleyev24889193199½2392160 Daniyal Sapenov22899191½196½2457161 Grzegorz Nasuta24679191½1962426162 Rustam Khusnutdinov24999189½195½2389163 Nikolay Averin22839181186½2450164 Giovanni Vescovi25939169½1742278165 Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev20829154½155½2234166 Ramazan Zhalmakhanov24278½222½2292558167 Lev Zverev22998½2122202530168 Mikhail Bryakin24958½198202½2434169 Artem Pingin23588½195201½2455170 Mergen Kakabayev22558½194½200½2417171 Bakhrom Bakhrillaev19948½193½2002466172 Sinisa Drazic22768½180½185½2373173 Tom O'Gorman22888½1781802307174 Faustino Oro21058½172½176½2312175 Mikhail Kobalia25588213219½2440176 Jakub Seemann23328208½217½2505177 Xue Haowen21558206½214½2506178 Sumiya Chinguun22008206214½2514179 Mamikon Gharibyan244482042112466180 Mikhail Markov225581932002482181 Andres Felipe Gallego Alcaraz23848182½187½2306182 Jamshid Mustafaev23238175177½2356183 Tigran K. Harutyunyan24078171½173½2288184 Raymond Song23838169171½2273185 Miraziz Kuziev21968166½168½2301186 Gianmarco Leiva23387½200½207½2456187 Daler Vakhidov21107½192½1972330188 Štěpán Žilka24947½187½192½2370189 Roman Shogdzhiev21177½181½1872419190 Jaloliddin Ilkhomi20547½1721752385191 Harold Wanyama22287½170½171½2318192 Danis Kuandykuly17187½169½170½2241193 Sergey Sklokin19957½167½1712282194 Haik M. Martirosyan27707199½216½2485195 Felix Xie21077183187½2381196 Shahruh Turayev21687177½179½2366197 Abdumajid Botiraliev15156½180185½2342198 Ernur Amangeldy21446½173½175½2215199 Mohamed Tissir24586½166½1672198200 Nikolay Tregubenko19556½159160½2211201 Conrad Holt25926185½2052478202 Khalil Nafri21515½161162½2281203 Timur Yonal18625166½168½2268204 Emin Ohanyan23874½155186½2455205 David Bogdan18803½1611662235206 Kirill Shevchenko26032101148½2321
Women's tournament results The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 17 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.
Notation: "1 (W 66)" indicates a win (1 point) with white pieces (W) against player who finished in 66th place.