World Blitz Chess Championship 2023

Samarkand, Uzbekistan
30–31 December 2023
	World Blitz Champion	Women's World Blitz Champion
	Magnus Carlsen	Valentina Gunina
	16/21 Scores 14/17
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The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 3rd edition of the 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,^[1] using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament.

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

Code	Federation	Open	Women's	Total
ARM	Armenia	10	4	14
AUT	Austria	2	0	2
AZE	Azerbaijan	7	6	13
BEL	Belgium	1	0	1
BRA	Brazil	0	1	1
BUL	Bulgaria	2	1	3
CAN	Canada	2	0	2
CHN	China	1	2	3
CZE	Czechia	1	1	2
EGY	Egypt	2	0	2
ENG	England	1	1	2
EST	Estonia	1	0	1
FRA	France	3	0	3
GEO	Georgia	3	7	10
GER	Germany	5	2	7
HKG	Hong Kong	1	0	1
IND	India	15	5	20
IRI	Iran	5	1	6
ISR	Israel	1	0	1
ITA	Italy	1	0	1
KAZ	Kazakhstan	20	22	42
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	4
KOS	Kosovo	2	0	2
LBA	Libya	1	0	1
MAS	Malaysia	0	1	1
MDA	Moldova	1	0	1
MNE	Montenegro	1	0	1
MGL	Mongolia	4	5	9
NED	Netherlands	2	0	2
NZL	New Zealand	1	0	1
NOR	Norway	4	1	5
PHI	Philippines	0	1	1
POL	Poland	1	1	2
ROU	Romania	1	0	1
SRB	Serbia	3	2	5
SIN	Singapore	1	1	2
ESP	Spain	3	0	3
TJK	Tajikistan	1	0	1
TUR	Turkey	3	1	4
UKR	Ukraine	1	5	6
UAE	United Arab Emirates	1	0	1
USA	United States	7	4	11
UZB	Uzbekistan (host)	8	3	11
VIE	Vietnam	1	0	1
WAL	Wales	1	0	1
FID	none	41	20	61

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.