World Blitz Chess Championship

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The World Blitz Chess Championship is an elite international tournament that determines the world champion in blitz chess, a fast-paced format where players have only minutes for the entire game.

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instanceOf blitz chess competition
chess tournament
world championship
abbreviation World Blitz NERFINISHED
competitionFormat blitz chess
determinesTitle World Blitz Chess Champion NERFINISHED
firstEditionYear 2006
firstOrganizer FIDE NERFINISHED
frequency annual
gameType over-the-board chess
genderCategory open
governingBody FIDE NERFINISHED
governingBodyFullName International Chess Federation NERFINISHED
governingBodyHeadquarters Lausanne NERFINISHED
hasMediaCoverage live commentary
online streaming
hasSeparateEvent Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship NERFINISHED
level elite
notableChampion Alexander Grischuk NERFINISHED
Daniil Dubov NERFINISHED
Hikaru Nakamura NERFINISHED
Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave NERFINISHED
Nodirbek Abdusattorov NERFINISHED
Vassily Ivanchuk NERFINISHED
Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
notableWomenChampion Alexandra Kosteniuk GENERATED
Anna Muzychuk GENERATED
Kateryna Lagno GENERATED
organizer FIDE NERFINISHED
participants grandmasters
top chess players
primaryLocationType various host cities
prizeType cash prizes
ratingListUsed FIDE blitz rating
relatedCompetition World Classical Chess Championship NERFINISHED
World Rapid Chess Championship NERFINISHED
scope international
selectionMethod continental quotas
rating qualification
wildcards
sport chess
tieBreakSystem Buchholz system
head-to-head result
playoff games
timeControlType blitz
titleAwardedBy FIDE NERFINISHED
titleDuration one year
typicalTimeControl 3 minutes plus 2 seconds increment

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Viswanathan Anand participatedIn World Blitz Chess Championship