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Revision as of 04:34, 1 January 2025edit2601:c6:c100:dae0:a9fe:6a1:5f7:f10d (talk) Added context to the importance of Dubov's forfeit loss. Had he played and lost (rather than a forfeit loss), he would have qualified for the knockout stage. This is because Buchholz Cut 1 (first Tiebreak used in this tournament) will cut a voluntary unplayed round (VUR) ahead of other lower scores, as per FIDE Arbiter's Manual Sec. 16.5.1. Had his tiebreaks been computed normally (i.e., with a played loss against Niemann), Dubov would have finished in 8th and qualified for the KO stage.← Previous edit
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'''World Blitz Chess Championship 2024''' was an over-the-board ] tournament held in New York on 30 and 31 December 2024. It was the 2024 edition of the ] and was held in ]. The Open section of the tournament was won by both ] and ]; they agreed to share first place after being drawn after seven games in the final. The Women's section was won by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-2|title=Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi Agree To Share World Blitz Title, Ju Wins Women's|publisher=chess.com|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/magnus-carlsen-ian-nepomniachtchi-share-world-blitz-championship-title-ju-wenjun-wins-womens-section-result-news/article69048298.ece|title=Magnus Carlsen defends Blitz title, shares it with Nepomniachtchi; Wenjun Champion in Women’s section|publisher=Sportstar|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref>
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. 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.
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.
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Magnus Carlsen / 
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Ju Wenjun
Fabiano Caruana
Alireza Firouzja
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Vaishali Rameshbabu
Bibisara Assaubayeva
Dinara Wagner
