World Rapid Chess Championship
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The World Rapid Chess Championship is an annual elite tournament organized by FIDE to determine the world champion in rapid time-control chess.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess tournament
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rapid chess competition ⓘ world championship ⓘ |
| competitionClass | rapid chess ⓘ |
| continentOfTypicalHost |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility | open to qualified players from all federations ⓘ |
| firstEdition | 2001 ⓘ |
| format |
Swiss system
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followed by playoff in case of tie ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsTitle | World Rapid Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory |
open
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women ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | live broadcast with commentary ⓘ |
| hasOnlineBroadcast | chess streaming platforms ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Daniil Dubov
NERFINISHED
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Fabiano Caruana NERFINISHED ⓘ Hikaru Nakamura NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Nepomniachtchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nodirbek Abdusattorov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergey Karjakin NERFINISHED ⓘ Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWomenChampion |
Alexandra Kosteniuk
GENERATED
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Anna Muzychuk GENERATED ⓘ Humpy Koneru GENERATED ⓘ Ju Wenjun GENERATED ⓘ Kateryna Lagno GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds |
typically 11 or 12 rounds in women section
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typically 15 rounds in open section ⓘ |
| oftenHeldTogetherWith | World Blitz Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
elite chess players
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grandmasters ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine the world rapid chess champion ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | score-based with tiebreaks ⓘ |
| reintroduced | 2012 ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| sport | chess ⓘ |
| timeControl | rapid ⓘ |
| titleAwardedBy | FIDE Presidential Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | late December ⓘ |
| typicalTimeControl | 15 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move ⓘ |
| usesRules | FIDE Laws of Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTiebreakCriteria |
Buchholz system
NERFINISHED
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direct encounter ⓘ playoff games ⓘ |
| usesTimeControlDefinition | FIDE rapid time control ⓘ |
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