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*Note: After they had played seven games in the final, Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi agreed to share the title and both were proclaimed winners.


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FIDE tournament in New York City, USA
World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
  World Blitz Champion Women's World Blitz Champion
 
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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. The Open section of the tournament was won by both Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi; they agreed to share first place after being drawn after seven games in the final. 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

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.

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 FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 9.5 102.5
2 5 United States Fabiano Caruana 9.5 101
3 1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 9.5 101
4 4 United States Wesley So 9.5 100.5
5 2 France Alireza Firouzja 9.5 100.5
6 18 United States Hans Niemann 9.5 99
7 7 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 9.5 97.5
8 41 FIDE Volodar Murzin 9.5 95.5
9 17 United States Daniel Naroditsky 9.5 92
10 6 FIDE 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 India Vaishali Rameshbabu 9.5 72.5
2 1 China Lei Tingjie 8.5 67.5
3 5 FIDE Kateryna Lagno 8.0 73.5
4 17 FIDE Valentina Gunina 8.0 72.5
5 3 China Ju Wenjun 8.0 72.5
6 42 United States Carissa Yip 8.0 69.5
7 6 Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva 8.0 63.0
8 7 China Zhu Jiner 8.0 62.0
9 10 India Koneru Humpy 8.0 57.5
10 27 Germany Dinara Wagner 7.5 68.5

Day 2 - Knockout stage

Open

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 2½
8 FIDE Volodar Murzin ½
FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 3
United States Wesley So 2
5 France Alireza Firouzja 1
4 United States Wesley So 3
FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 3½
Norway Magnus Carlsen 3½
3 Norway Magnus Carlsen 2½
6 United States Hans Niemann 1½
Norway Magnus Carlsen 3
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 0
7 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2½
2 United States 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 India Vaishali Rameshbabu 2½
8 China Zhu Jiner 1½
India Vaishali Rameshbabu ½
China Ju Wenjun 2½
5 China Ju Wenjun 2½
4 FIDE Valentina Gunina ½
China Ju Wenjun 3½
China Lei Tingjie 2½
3 FIDE Kateryna Lagno 2½
6 United States Carissa Yip 1½
FIDE Kateryna Lagno 2½
China Lei Tingjie 3½
7 Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva 1½
2 China Lei Tingjie 2½

References

  1. "Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi Agree To Share World Blitz Title, Ju Wins Women's". chess.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. "Magnus Carlsen defends Blitz title, shares it with Nepomniachtchi; Wenjun Champion in Women's section". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ^ "FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. Barden, Leonard (27 December 2024). "Chess: Carlsen disqualified in New York after refusing to change out of jeans". The Guardian.
  5. "Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans". CNN. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. "Magnus Carlsen Makes U-Turn, Confirms World Blitz Participation". chess.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. "Magnus Carlsen's Return: The Chess Icon's Dress Code Standoff Reaches a Truce". devdiscourse.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. "The Niemann/Dubov DRAMA at the World Blitz 2024". youtube.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

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