World Blitz Chess Champion

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The World Blitz Chess Champion is the player recognized as the strongest in the world at blitz time controls, typically featuring extremely fast games where each side has only a few minutes to complete all their moves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess title
sports world championship
awardedFor winning the World Blitz Chess Championship
category world chess championships NERFINISHED
competitionFormat Swiss system
knockout
round-robin
competitionType individual
description title awarded to the strongest blitz chess player in the world
firstOrganizer FIDE NERFINISHED
frequency usually annual
genderCategory open
women
governingBody FIDE NERFINISHED
governingBodyFullName Fédération Internationale des Échecs NERFINISHED
hasVariant Women’s World Blitz Chess Champion NERFINISHED
World Blitz Chess Champion (open) NERFINISHED
notablePastChampion Alexander Grischuk NERFINISHED
Daniil Dubov NERFINISHED
Garry Kasparov NERFINISHED
Hikaru Nakamura NERFINISHED
Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave NERFINISHED
Mikhail Tal NERFINISHED
Nodirbek Abdusattorov NERFINISHED
Veselin Topalov NERFINISHED
Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED
notableWomenChampion Alexandra Kosteniuk GENERATED
Anna Muzychuk GENERATED
Kateryna Lagno GENERATED
organizer FIDE NERFINISHED
recognizedBy international chess community
relatedCompetition World Classical Chess Champion NERFINISHED
World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships NERFINISHED
World Rapid Chess Champion NERFINISHED
requires FIDE blitz rating
requiresSkill fast calculation
opening preparation
tactical awareness
time management
sport chess
timeControlType blitz chess
titleHolder Kateryna Lagno NERFINISHED
Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED
titleHolderAsOf 2024
titleNature earned through competition
non-hereditary
typicalTimeControl a few minutes per player for the entire game

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Viswanathan Anand titleHeld World Blitz Chess Champion