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 Rapid section :
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Carlsen Magnus
NOR
2834
2
GM
Nakamura Hikaru
USA
2795
3
GM
Duda Jan-Krzysztof
POL
2791
4
GM
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime
FRA
2777
5
GM
Nepomniachtchi Ian
FID
2766
6
GM
Grischuk Alexander
FID
2759
7
GM
Caruana Fabiano
USA
2747
8
GM
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
AZE
2746
9
GM
Yu Yangyi
CHN
2743
10
GM
Fedoseev Vladimir
FID
2741
11
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
FID
2727
12
GM
Brunello Sabino
ITA
2725
13
GM
Giri Anish
NED
2708
14
GM
Esipenko Andrey
FID
2694
15
GM
Van Foreest Jorden
NED
2693
16
GM
Jobava Baadur
GEO
2688
17
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
ESP
2682
18
GM
Matlakov Maxim
FID
2671
19
GM
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
IND
2659
20
GM
Shankland Sam
USA
2657
21
GM
Maghsoodloo Parham
IRI
2656
22
GM
Cheparinov Ivan
BUL
2652
23
GM
Ganguly Surya Shekhar
IND
2646
24
GM
Harikrishna Pentala
IND
2646
25
GM
Salem A.R. Saleh
UAE
2644
26
GM
Gelfand Boris
ISR
2641
27
GM
Svane Rasmus
GER
2641
28
GM
Anton Guijarro David
ESP
2640
29
GM
Sargissian Gabriel
ARM
2640
30
GM
Rakhmanov Aleksandr
FID
2633
31
GM
Gukesh D
IND
2632
32
GM
Guseinov Gadir
AZE
2632
33
GM
Andreikin Dmitry
FID
2631
34
GM
Hovhannisyan Robert
ARM
2630
35
GM
Sarana Alexey
FID
2629
36
GM
Erigaisi Arjun
IND
2628
37
GM
Nihal Sarin
IND
2628
38
GM
Tomashevsky Evgeny
FID
2628
39
GM
Moussard Jules
FRA
2625
40
GM
Andriasian Zaven
ARM
2624
41
GM
Petrosian Tigran L.
ARM
2623
42
GM
Bluebaum Matthias
GER
2617
43
GM
Gareyev Timur
USA
2617
44
GM
Shimanov Aleksandr
FID
2616
45
GM
Zhigalko Sergei
FID
2612
46
GM
Paravyan David
FID
2609
47
GM
Narayanan S.L.
IND
2605
48
GM
Shevchenko Kirill
UKR
2598
49
GM
Donchenko Alexander
GER
2597
50
GM
Naiditsch Arkadij
AZE
2596
51
GM
Sindarov Javokhir
UZB
2596
52
GM
Niemann Hans Moke
USA
2592
53
GM
Keymer Vincent
GER
2590
54
GM
Najer Evgeniy
FID
2590
55
GM
Adly Ahmed
EGY
2588
56
GM
Predke Alexandr
FID
2584
57
GM
Sjugirov Sanan
FID
2584
58
GM
Hansen Eric
CAN
2579
59
GM
Mamedov Rauf
AZE
2578
60
GM
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
IND
2576
61
GM
Martirosyan Haik M.
ARM
2575
62
GM
Harsha Bharathakoti
IND
2574
63
GM
Maze Sebastien
FRA
2574
64
GM
Yakubboev Nodirbek
UZB
2573
65
GM
Moiseenko Alexander
UKR
2570
66
GM
Riazantsev Alexander
FID
2570
67
GM
Ponkratov Pavel
FID
2569
68
GM
Amin Bassem
EGY
2567
69
GM
Demchenko Anton
FID
2565
70
GM
Sargsyan Shant
ARM
2561
71
GM
Tari Aryan
NOR
2556
72
GM
Tsydypov Zhamsaran
FID
2550
73
GM
Ghaem Maghami Ehsan
IRI
2549
74
GM
Puranik Abhimanyu
IND
2549
75
GM
Chigaev Maksim
FID
2548
76
GM
Indjic Aleksandar
SRB
2547
77
GM
Sanal Vahap
TUR
2547
78
GM
Petrosyan Manuel
ARM
2539
79
GM
Adhiban B.
IND
2538
80
GM
Quparadze Giga
GEO
2538
81
IM
Ghasi Ameet K
ENG
2536
82
IM
Urazayev Arystanbek
KAZ
2535
83
GM
Kobalia Mikhail
FID
2534
84
GM
Nguyen Thai Dai Van
CZE
2534
85
IM
Murzin Volodar
FID
2534
86
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
IND
2532
87
GM
Fedorov Alexei
FID
2531
88
GM
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel
ARM
2531
89
GM
Vakhidov Jakhongir
UZB
2529
90
IM
Atabayev Yusup
TKM
2528
91
GM
Idani Pouya
IRI
2523
92
GM
Kovalev Vladislav
FID
2523
93
GM
Pantsulaia Levan
GEO
2522
94
GM
Yilmaz Mustafa
TUR
2521
95
GM
Lintchevski Daniil
FID
2520
96
GM
Petrov Nikita
FID
2519
97
GM
Narayanan Srinath
IND
2518
98
GM
Christiansen Johan-Sebastian
NOR
2513
99
GM
Durarbayli Vasif
AZE
2513
100
GM
Makhnev Denis
KAZ
2513
101
GM
Dardha Daniel
BEL
2511
102
GM
Nesterov Arseniy
FID
2497
103
GM
Asadli Vugar
AZE
2491
104
GM
Ivic Velimir
SRB
2489
105
GM
Sychev Klementy
FID
2489
106
GM
Kadric Denis
MNE
2482
107
GM
Vokhidov Shamsiddin
UZB
2481
108
GM
Cheng Bobby
AUS
2476
109
GM
Alonso Rosell Alvar
ESP
2472
110
GM
Bilguun Sumiya
MGL
2468
111
GM
Svane Frederik
GER
2466
112
GM
Yoo Christopher Woojin
USA
2463
113
GM
Tin Jingyao
SGP
2462
114
GM
Yudin Sergei
FID
2454
115
GM
Jacobson Brandon
USA
2451
116
GM
Hambleton Aman
CAN
2450
117
GM
Suleymanli Aydin
AZE
2448
118
GM
Muradli Mahammad
AZE
2447
119
GM
Dragnev Valentin
AUT
2444
120
GM
Le Tuan Minh
VIE
2442
121
GM
Harutyunyan Tigran K.
ARM
2441
122
GM
Tang Andrew
USA
2439
123
GM
Batsuren Dambasuren
MGL
2430
124
GM
Pranav V
IND
2430
125
GM
Arjun Kalyan
IND
2426
126
IM
Daneshvar Bardiya
IRI
2419
127
Utegaliyev Azamat
KAZ
2415
128
GM
Munkhgal Gombosuren
MGL
2413
129
GM
Kostenko Petr
KAZ
2404
130
GM
Sankalp Gupta
IND
2402
131
GM
Gadimbayli Abdulla
AZE
2399
132
IM
Vetokhin Savva
FID
2358
133
FM
Uruci Endrit
KOS
2353
134
IM
Gurel Ediz
TUR
2345
135
FM
Tsaruk Maksim
FID
2334
136
IM
Tologon Tegin Semetei
KGZ
2319
137
FM
Begmuratov Khumoyun
UZB
2292
138
FM
Nurmamedov Azat
TKM
2282
139
IM
Shishkov Andrei
EST
2272
140
FM
Korelskiy Egor
FID
2256
141
FM
Amilal Munkhdalai
MGL
2225
142
Elier Ali
LBA
2188
143
Postlmayer Jakob
AUT
2182
144
FM
Abdilkhair Abilmansur
KAZ
2171
145
Everett Elijah
WLS
2125
146
Bayramgeldiyev Yusup
TKM
2105
147
Suleimen Ergali
KAZ
2046
148
CM
Nurgaliyev Sauat
KAZ
2016
149
Akhilbay Imangali
KAZ
1963
