The World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship will be held in Samarkand on December 25-30.
According to the information, the prize fund of the tournament is $ 1 million.
In rapid - 500 thousand dollars (men - 350 thousand, women - 150 thousand), in blitz the prize fund is also 500 thousand dollars (men - 350 thousand, women - 150 thousand).
Famous grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Daniil Dubov, Nodirbek Abdusattarov, Gukish Dommaraju, Vincent Kaymer, Shakhriyar Mamadyarov, Yan-Kshishtov Duda, Yu Yanyi, Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian are expected to participate.
The WR Chess Masters chess tournament will be held in the UK on October 14-18. 16 grandmasters, including Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov, will compete for the main trophy.
Uzbekistan's Umida Omonova won the championship at the Asian Blitz Championship among youth and teenagers, which is being held in the UAE. This is reported by the press service of the Chess Federation. As specified, Omonova distinguished herself in the G-18 group. She scored 8½ points in nine rounds among 31 participants from 14 countries.
From December 26 to December 30, Samarkand will host the 2023 FIDE Rapid and Blitz World Championship. This five-day tournament will bring together the best chess players in the world who will compete for the title of rapid and blitz world champion in the open and women's categories.
Uzbekistan is recognized as the best chess country of 2022. This was announced by the First Deputy Minister of Youth Policy and Sports, Chairman of the Chess Federation of the country Alisher Sadullayev.
The 11th round of chess competitions in the Netherlands will take place today. In the tournament, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2713), who takes first place in the Masters group, will meet the closest pursuer in the standings, Anish Giri (2764) from the Netherlands.
