World Blitz Chess Championship 2023

The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship was an annual chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 30 to 31 December 2023, using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament.

Participants

206 players took part in the open tournament and 118 in the women's tournament.

Tiebreak regulations

For players who finish on the same score, final position was determined by the following tie-breaks, in order:

1. Buchholz Cut 1
2. Buchholz
3. Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (average rating of opponents excluding the lowest rated opponent)
4. Results of individual games between tied players
5. Drawing of lots

If two or more players are tied for any position other than first, the above-mentioned tiebreak system shall decide the ranking of the tied players. If there is a tie for the 1st place, a play-off shall be played among all players in the tie to determine the new champion.

Open tournament results

The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 21 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.

Notation: "1 (W 140)" indicates a win (1 point) with white pieces (W) against player who finished in 140th place.

Women's tournament results

The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 17 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks.

Notation: "1 (W 66)" indicates a win (1 point) with white pieces (W) against player who finished in 66th place.