FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018
December 6, 2018
A host of postings on the FIDE website:
Saudi Arabia CF to partner Russian CF in hosting the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2018
Given the strong relationship between the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Saudi Chess Federation accepted FIDE’s request to shift the second edition of the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship from Riyadh, and to partner the Russian Chess Federation in hosting it in St. Petersburg, Russia, keeping the same championship title.
FIDE holds a very strong relationship with the General Sport Authority of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Chess Federation. This relationship resulted in the great success of the first edition of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship that was held in Riyadh in December 2017. The first edition featured some of the greatest minds in chess from around the world and offered very comfortable conditions for the players.
Spreading chess around the world is an objective that the Saudi Chess Federation shares with FIDE, which strengthens their cooperation and they look forward to the success of the second edition of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in St. Petersburg this month.
Information for the participants of FIDE World Rapid Championships & FIDE World Blitz Championships
December 25th - 31st 2018
Dear chess friends,
Please note that all the details about the upcoming World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships will be updated via FIDE and RCF websites on the regular basis.
There is no need to send your applications to FIDE Secretariat or RCF Secretariat.
REGISTRATION & FEES
The online REGISTRATION system will be available on December 7, 2018 on FIDE website as well as on RCF website.
Information on VISA SUPPORT will be shared with you on December 10, 2018 after finalizing all the details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in order to make the visa obtaining process easy and secure.
Each participant shall pay an ENTRY FEE to the Organizer. A player’s entry fees are the following:
• one hundred (100) USD before December 11th 2018;
• two hundred (200) USD on December 11th 2018 or later.
In case if a participant doesn't get his/her visa on time, entry fee will be returned.
FIDE introduces additional prizes for the World Rapid and Blitz Championships
FIDE is happy to announce additional prizes for the best combined results in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018.
The total pool for the best combined result is 150,000 USD, and it will be distributed as follows:
Open:
1. 20 000
2. 15 000
3. 12 000
4. 10 000
5. 8 000
6. 7 000
7. 6 000
8. 5 000
9. 4 000
10. 3 000
Total: 90 000 USD
Women:
1. 14 000
2. 10 000
3. 8 000
4. 7 000
5. 6 000
6. 5 000
7. 4 000
8. 3 000
9. 2 000
10. 1 000
Total: 60 000 USD
The combined result is determined by the sum of the places in two events - the lower is the better. The prizes will be split equally between all the participants with the equal sum of places : e.g. 1st + 3rd would be equal to 2nd and 2nd.
In a case of a tie in rapid and/or blitz event, the placement in particular tournament will be counted as follows : tie for 1-3 will be counted as 2nd, tie for 1-5 will be counted as 3rd, etc.
All the prizes are compatible with the main prizes in the respective tournaments.
Schedule
Dec. 25 Arrival
Dec. 26 Rapid – Day 1 – Rounds 1-5
Dec. 27 Rapid – Day 2 – Rounds 6-10
Dec. 28 Rapid – Day 3 – Rounds 11-15
Dec. 29 Blitz – Day 1 – Rounds 1-12
Dec. 30 Blitz – Day 2 – Rounds 13-21
Time control
Rapid– 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1
Blitz– 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting form move 1
https://www.fide.com/component/conte...hips-2018.html
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Magnus Carlsen is expected to play
December 6, 2018
A host of postings on the FIDE website:
Saudi Arabia CF to partner Russian CF in hosting the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2018
Given the strong relationship between the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Saudi Chess Federation accepted FIDE’s request to shift the second edition of the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship from Riyadh, and to partner the Russian Chess Federation in hosting it in St. Petersburg, Russia, keeping the same championship title.
FIDE holds a very strong relationship with the General Sport Authority of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Chess Federation. This relationship resulted in the great success of the first edition of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship that was held in Riyadh in December 2017. The first edition featured some of the greatest minds in chess from around the world and offered very comfortable conditions for the players.
Spreading chess around the world is an objective that the Saudi Chess Federation shares with FIDE, which strengthens their cooperation and they look forward to the success of the second edition of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in St. Petersburg this month.
Information for the participants of FIDE World Rapid Championships & FIDE World Blitz Championships
December 25th - 31st 2018
Dear chess friends,
Please note that all the details about the upcoming World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships will be updated via FIDE and RCF websites on the regular basis.
There is no need to send your applications to FIDE Secretariat or RCF Secretariat.
REGISTRATION & FEES
The online REGISTRATION system will be available on December 7, 2018 on FIDE website as well as on RCF website.
Information on VISA SUPPORT will be shared with you on December 10, 2018 after finalizing all the details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in order to make the visa obtaining process easy and secure.
Each participant shall pay an ENTRY FEE to the Organizer. A player’s entry fees are the following:
• one hundred (100) USD before December 11th 2018;
• two hundred (200) USD on December 11th 2018 or later.
In case if a participant doesn't get his/her visa on time, entry fee will be returned.
FIDE introduces additional prizes for the World Rapid and Blitz Championships
FIDE is happy to announce additional prizes for the best combined results in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018.
The total pool for the best combined result is 150,000 USD, and it will be distributed as follows:
Open:
1. 20 000
2. 15 000
3. 12 000
4. 10 000
5. 8 000
6. 7 000
7. 6 000
8. 5 000
9. 4 000
10. 3 000
Total: 90 000 USD
Women:
1. 14 000
2. 10 000
3. 8 000
4. 7 000
5. 6 000
6. 5 000
7. 4 000
8. 3 000
9. 2 000
10. 1 000
Total: 60 000 USD
The combined result is determined by the sum of the places in two events - the lower is the better. The prizes will be split equally between all the participants with the equal sum of places : e.g. 1st + 3rd would be equal to 2nd and 2nd.
In a case of a tie in rapid and/or blitz event, the placement in particular tournament will be counted as follows : tie for 1-3 will be counted as 2nd, tie for 1-5 will be counted as 3rd, etc.
All the prizes are compatible with the main prizes in the respective tournaments.
Schedule
Dec. 25 Arrival
Dec. 26 Rapid – Day 1 – Rounds 1-5
Dec. 27 Rapid – Day 2 – Rounds 6-10
Dec. 28 Rapid – Day 3 – Rounds 11-15
Dec. 29 Blitz – Day 1 – Rounds 1-12
Dec. 30 Blitz – Day 2 – Rounds 13-21
Time control
Rapid– 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1
Blitz– 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting form move 1
https://www.fide.com/component/conte...hips-2018.html
__________
Magnus Carlsen is expected to play
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