King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships to Take Place in Moscow

The event will be held on December 25-30.

FIDE has announced the dates and the host city of the King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships-2019.

According to the 3-year contract signed in 2017, the company Sela Sport Company Limited (acting for and on behalf of the General Sports Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is a partner of FIDE and the owner of the rights to the World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2017-2019.

This year, according to the decision of the organizers, the tournament will be hosted in Moscow from 25 to 30 of December, 2019.

Tournament schedule:

December 25 — Opening Ceremony
December 26-28 —  Rapid competition 
December 29-30 — Blitz competition.
 
The joint efforts of the parties secured a prize fund of 1 million dollars for this event.

The following players are eligible to participate in the open events:

- the players rated at least 2500 in any of the FIDE rating lists (Standard, Rapid or Blitz) from January to December 2019

- the reigning National Champions representing their National Federation regardless of their title or rating.

The Organiser is entitled to include additional players but not more than 10.

Player’s entry fee is to be paid to the Organiser:

100 USD before December 11th 2019;
200 USD on December 11th 2019 or later.

The following players are eligible to participate in the women's events:

- the players rated at least 2250 in any of the FIDE rating lists (Standard, Rapid or Blitz) from January to December 2019.

- the reigning National Women Champions representing their National Federation regardless of their title or rating.

The Organiser is entitled to include additional players but not more than 10.

Player’s entry fee is to be paid to the Organiser:

50 USD before December 11th 2019;
100 USD on December 11th 2019 or later.

Players rated at least 2750 in the open event and 2500 in the women's event in any of the FIDE rating lists (Standard, Rapid or Blitz) from January 1st to December 1st 2019, will be provided full board accommodation in a standard room (4-star hotel minimum) from December 25th to 31st 2019. 

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