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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 – Paricipants

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from December 25-31 at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, concurrently with FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022.

The rapid competition will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1 and the Blitz event will be played in swiss system, 17 rounds, with time control 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.

Starting list of players in Blitz section :


No. Name FED Rtg
1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2909
2 GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2847
3 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2830
4 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2807
5 GM Artemiev Vladislav FID 2803
6 GM Giri Anish NED 2792
7 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2782
8 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2773
9 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2771
10 GM Grischuk Alexander FID 2763
11 GM Erigaisi Arjun IND 2750
12 GM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2745
13 GM Andreikin Dmitry FID 2735
14 GM Fedoseev Vladimir FID 2733
15 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2733
16 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2713
17 GM Sarana Alexey FID 2708
18 GM Nihal Sarin IND 2702
19 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny FID 2698
20 GM Matlakov Maxim FID 2674
21 GM Svane Rasmus GER 2674
22 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2672
23 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2669
24 GM Van Foreest Jorden NED 2663
25 GM Kobalia Mikhail FID 2662
26 GM Zhigalko Sergei FID 2662
27 GM Kadric Denis MNE 2657
28 GM Sadhwani Raunak IND 2657
29 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2649
30 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2644
31 GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2641
32 GM Sindarov Javokhir UZB 2639
33 GM Asadli Vugar AZE 2635
34 GM Bluebaum Matthias GER 2634
35 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2633
36 GM Gukesh D IND 2632
37 GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2632
38 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2632
39 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2625
40 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2623
41 GM Esipenko Andrey FID 2620
42 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2620
43 GM Tari Aryan NOR 2620
44 GM Harikrishna Pentala IND 2617
45 GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2616
46 GM Predke Alexandr FID 2616
47 GM Ivic Velimir SRB 2614
48 GM Adhiban B. IND 2613
49 GM Sjugirov Sanan FID 2613
50 GM Shankland Sam USA 2612
51 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2610
52 GM Muradli Mahammad AZE 2610
53 GM Moussard Jules FRA 2606
54 GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2605
55 GM Shimanov Aleksandr FID 2605
56 GM Sargsyan Shant ARM 2602
57 GM Keymer Vincent GER 2600
58 GM Yudin Sergei FID 2599
59 GM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2597
60 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2596
61 GM Riazantsev Alexander FID 2595
62 GM Tsydypov Zhamsaran FID 2593
63 GM Lintchevski Daniil FID 2589
64 GM Quparadze Giga GEO 2587
65 IM Ghasi Ameet K ENG 2587
66 GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. IND 2586
67 IM Murzin Volodar FID 2586
68 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2585
69 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2585
70 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2582
71 GM Tang Andrew USA 2582
72 GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2581
73 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2577
74 GM Munkhgal Gombosuren MGL 2577
75 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2576
76 GM Sanal Vahap TUR 2576
77 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2573
78 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2570
79 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2568
80 GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2567
81 GM Najer Evgeniy FID 2566
82 GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2564
83 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2563
84 GM Sychev Klementy FID 2563
85 GM Narayanan S.L. IND 2562
86 GM Shevchenko Kirill UKR 2562
87 GM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2560
88 GM Yakubboev Nodirbek UZB 2560
89 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2559
90 GM Kovalev Vladislav FID 2556
91 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2553
92 GM Paravyan David FID 2551
93 GM Demchenko Anton FID 2545
94 GM Chigaev Maksim FID 2542
95 GM Ponkratov Pavel FID 2539
96 GM Hambleton Aman CAN 2538
97 GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van CZE 2534
98 GM Petrov Nikita FID 2531
99 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2530
100 GM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2530
101 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr FID 2530
102 GM Dardha Daniel BEL 2528
103 GM Harsha Bharathakoti IND 2527
104 GM Dragnev Valentin AUT 2523
105 GM Alonso Rosell Alvar ESP 2514
106 GM Makhnev Denis KAZ 2507
107 GM Vakhidov Jakhongir UZB 2507
108 GM Puranik Abhimanyu IND 2506
109 GM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian NOR 2501
110 GM Fedorov Alexei FID 2488
111 GM Suleymanli Aydin AZE 2481
112 GM Nesterov Arseniy FID 2477
113 GM Cheng Bobby AUS 2476
114 IM Atabayev Yusup TKM 2473
115 GM Svane Frederik GER 2466
116 GM Yoo Christopher Woojin USA 2463
117 IM Urazayev Arystanbek KAZ 2463
118 GM Tin Jingyao SGP 2462
119 GM Narayanan Srinath IND 2459
120 GM Jacobson Brandon USA 2451
121 GM Pranav V IND 2440
122 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2431
123 GM Sankalp Gupta IND 2430
124 IM Daneshvar Bardiya IRI 2429
125 GM Arjun Kalyan IND 2426
126 GM Harutyunyan Tigran K. ARM 2426
127 GM Batsuren Dambasuren MGL 2409
128 Utegaliyev Azamat KAZ 2405
129 GM Gadimbayli Abdulla AZE 2399
130 FM Nurmamedov Azat TKM 2386
131 FM Uruci Endrit KOS 2379
132 GM Bilguun Sumiya MGL 2365
133 GM Kostenko Petr KAZ 2365
134 IM Gurel Ediz TUR 2345
135 FM Tsaruk Maksim FID 2330
136 IM Vetokhin Savva FID 2312
137 FM Korelskiy Egor FID 2307
138 FM Begmuratov Khumoyun UZB 2267
139 IM Tologon Tegin Semetei KGZ 2264
140 IM Shishkov Andrei EST 2230
141 Bayramgeldiyev Yusup TKM 2187
142 Postlmayer Jakob AUT 2182
143 Elier Ali LBA 2173
144 FM Abdilkhair Abilmansur KAZ 2157
145 Everett Elijah WLS 2146
146 FM Amilal Munkhdalai MGL 2144
147 Suleimen Ergali KAZ 2050
148 Akhilbay Imangali KAZ 2003
149 CM Nurgaliyev Sauat KAZ 1979