The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are a tournaments held by FIDE to determine the World Champion in chess since 2012.
The 2017 King Salman FIDE World Rapid Championship is a 15-round Swiss open taking place in the Apex Convention Centre in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh from 26-28 December. The prize fund is $750,000, with $250,000 for 1st place.
The time control is 15 minutes per player for all moves, with a 10-second increment 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 26, 2017 11:00
Round 2 Dec 26, 2017 12:15
Round 3 Dec 26, 2017 13:30
Round 4 Dec 26, 2017 14:45
Round 5 Dec 26, 2017 15:00
Round 6 Dec 27, 2017 11:00
Round 7 Dec 27, 2017 12:15
Round 8 Dec 27, 2017 13:30
Round 9 Dec 27, 2017 14:45
Round 10 Dec 27, 2017 15:00
Round 11 Dec 28, 2017 11:00
Round 12 Dec 28, 2017 12:15
Round 13 Dec 28, 2017 13:30
Round 14 Dec 28, 2017 14:45
Round 15 Dec 28, 2017 16:00
The 2017 world rapid champion is the Indian grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. The winner in the women's section is Nana Dzagnidze. Congratulations!
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