The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are a tournaments held by FIDE to determine the World Champion in chess since 2012.
Previous Championships: Blitz 2014 | Blitz 2013 | Blitz 2012
The 2017 King Salman FIDE World Blitz Championship is a 15-round Swiss open taking place in the Apex Convention Centre in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh from 29-30 December. The time control is 3 minutes per player for all moves, with a 2-second increment per move from move 1. No playoffs will be held if players end on the same number of points, with monetary prizes shared equally.
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Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1 Dec 29, 2017 11:00
Round 2 Dec 29, 2017 11:25
Round 3 Dec 29, 2017 11:50
Round 4 Dec 29, 2017 12:15
Round 5 Dec 29, 2017 12:40
Round 6 Dec 29, 2017 13:05
Round 7 Dec 29, 2017 13:50
Round 8 Dec 29, 2017 14:15
Round 9 Dec 29, 2017 14:40
Round 10 Dec 29, 2017 15:05
Round 11 Dec 29, 2017 15:30
Round 12 Dec 30, 2017 11:00
Round 13 Dec 30, 2017 11:25
Round 14 Dec 30, 2017 11:50
Round 15 Dec 30, 2016 12:15
Round 16 Dec 30, 2017 12:40
Round 17 Dec 30, 2017 13:25
Round 18 Dec 30, 2017 13:50
Round 19 Dec 30, 2017 14:15
Round 20 Dec 30, 2017 14:40
Round 21 Dec 30, 2017 14:55
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