| World Blitz Champions | Women's World Blitz Champion | ||
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 Magnus Carlsen |
 Ian Nepomniachtchi |
 Ju Wenjun | |
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Born 30 November 1990 34 years old |
Born 14 July 1990 34 years old |
Born 31 January 1991 33 years old | |
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Rating: 2890 World No. 1 |
Rating: 2770 World No. 10 |
Rating: 2480 Women's World No. 4 | |
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World Blitz Chess Championship 2024 was an over-the-board chess tournament held in New York on 30 and 31 December 2024. It was the 2024 edition of the World Blitz Chess Championship and was held in New York City, USA.
After three drawn tiebreak games in the finals of the Open section, the organizing body, FIDE, controversially agreed with Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi and changed the rules of the tournament to allow them to share first place. The Women's section was won by Ju Wenjun.
Details
The tournament was open for players with a rating of 2550 and above, as well as reigning national champions. The total prize fund was $450,000.
The tournament followed a Swiss system consisting of 13 rounds (11 rounds for the Women's section). The top 8 players from the Swiss proceeded to the knockout round, where played four-game matches. The time control is blitz, with each player given 3 minutes plus 2 additional seconds per move, starting from the first move.
Controversies
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On 27 December, defending champion Magnus Carlsen declared that he would not participate due to previously having been fined and penalized for a dress code violation during the World Rapid Chess Championship 2024. However, on 29 December, Carlsen reversed his decision and announced that he would indeed take part in the tournament.
Daniil Dubov was late to his match against Hans Niemann. He stated he had overslept, but then commented in an interview with a phrase, 'You're not stupid', prompting speculations that he had intentionally forfeited this match. As a result of Dubov missing the game, Niemann was awarded a win and Dubov a forfeit loss. This would prove to be relevant as Dubov would finish the Day 1 Swiss-system tournament in a ten-way tie for first place, with only the top eight players advancing to the Day 2 Knockout stage according to the tournament's tiebreak criteria. Of consequence, the first tiebreak criterion (Buchholz Cut 1) treats forfeit losses different from played losses. As a result, Dubov finished in 10th place by tiebreaks and was eliminated from the tournament. However, if Dubov had played Niemann and lost (rather than receiving a forfeit loss), he would have finished in 8th place by tiebreaks and advanced to the knockout stage.
Results
Day 1 - Swiss-system tournament
In the Open tournament, a total of ten players accumulated 9.5 points each. After tie-break rules were applied, the top eight advanced to the knockout rounds, which were held on 31 December.
| Rank | SNo | Player | Points | TB1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
9.5 | 102.5 |
| 2 | 5 |  Fabiano Caruana |
9.5 | 101 |
| 3 | 1 | Magnus Carlsen |
9.5 | 101 |
| 4 | 4 | Wesley So |
9.5 | 100.5 |
| 5 | 2 |  Alireza Firouzja |
9.5 | 100.5 |
| 6 | 18 | Hans Niemann |
9.5 | 99 |
| 7 | 7 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
9.5 | 97.5 |
| 8 | 41 | Volodar Murzin |
9.5 | 95.5 |
| 9 | 17 | Daniel Naroditsky |
9.5 | 92 |
| 10 | 6 | Daniil Dubov |
9.5 | 91.5 |
In the women's section, the top ten players were as follows. After tie-break rules were applied, the top eight advanced to the knockout rounds, which were held on 31 December.
| Rank | SNo | Player | Points | TB1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  Vaishali Rameshbabu |
9.5 | 72.5 |
| 2 | 1 | Lei Tingjie |
8.5 | 67.5 |
| 3 | 5 | Kateryna Lagno |
8.0 | 73.5 |
| 4 | 17 | Valentina Gunina |
8.0 | 72.5 |
| 5 | 3 | Ju Wenjun |
8.0 | 72.5 |
| 6 | 42 | Carissa Yip |
8.0 | 69.5 |
| 7 | 6 |  Bibisara Assaubayeva |
8.0 | 63.0 |
| 8 | 7 | Zhu Jiner |
8.0 | 62.0 |
| 9 | 10 | Koneru Humpy |
8.0 | 57.5 |
| 10 | 27 |  Dinara Wagner |
7.5 | 68.5 |
Day 2 - Knockout stage
Open
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Volodar Murzin
| ½ | ||||||||||||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wesley So
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Alireza Firouzja
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wesley So
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi
| 3½ | |||||||||||||
| Magnus Carlsen
| 3½ | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hans Niemann
| 1½ | ||||||||||||
| Magnus Carlsen
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana
| ½ | ||||||||||||
- Note: After they had played seven games in the final, Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi agreed to share the title and both were proclaimed winners.
Women's
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vaishali Rameshbabu
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Zhu Jiner
| 1½ | ||||||||||||
| Vaishali Rameshbabu
| ½ | |||||||||||||
| Ju Wenjun
| 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Ju Wenjun
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Valentina Gunina
| ½ | ||||||||||||
| Ju Wenjun
| 3½ | |||||||||||||
| Lei Tingjie
| 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Kateryna Lagno
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Carissa Yip
| 1½ | ||||||||||||
| Kateryna Lagno
| 2½ | |||||||||||||
| Lei Tingjie
| 3½ | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
| 1½ | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lei Tingjie
| 2½ | ||||||||||||
References
- "What a joke: FIDE slammed after Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi share World Blitz crown". India Today. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- "Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi Agree To Share World Blitz Title, Ju Wins Women's". chess.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- "Magnus Carlsen defends Blitz title, shares it with Nepomniachtchi; Wenjun Champion in Women's section". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- Barden, Leonard (27 December 2024). "Chess: Carlsen disqualified in New York after refusing to change out of jeans". The Guardian.
- "Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans". CNN. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Magnus Carlsen Makes U-Turn, Confirms World Blitz Participation". chess.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Magnus Carlsen's Return: The Chess Icon's Dress Code Standoff Reaches a Truce". devdiscourse.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "The Niemann/Dubov DRAMA at the World Blitz 2024". youtube.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- "FIDE Open World Blitz Championships 2024 Pairings/Results Round 10". chess-results.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- "Regulations for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- "Arbiter's Manual September 2024" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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