10 November 2017

Rapid & Blitz Championships 2017 to Be Held in Saudi Arabia

The total prize fund is 2,000,000 USD. 

FIDE has announced that, under the aegis of the General Sports Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships would be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 26-30, 2017.  

The first two Rapid Championships (Open and Women) will be on December 26-28 and the Blitz Championships (Open and Women) will follow on December 29-30. The events offer a record breaking prize fund of 2,000,000 USD with the Open events having individual prize funds of 750,000 USD and each women event having a prize fund of 250,000 USD. 

Official information