Fide Announced Changes to the World Rapid & Blitz Format. The event will take place in doha, quear, and is of the most prestigious tournaments in the chess world.
Fide just changed the game
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced a series of format enhancements and new prize fund for the 2025 world rapid and blitz championships. (Photo via fide)
Fide Drops A € 1 Million BombShell
For the 2025 Edition, the prize fund has been set at one million euros (Approx. 1.125 million usd). (Photo via fide)
Fide undergoes significant structural shift
In a significant structural shift, for 2025 fide is intelliguking a more streamlined knockout stage in the blitz events in the open and the woman’s sessions. (Photo via fide)
Fide says only 4 will advance
Only the top four players from the swiss stage of the tournament will advance directly to the knockout semifinals (Previous, Eight Players in Both Competitions Qualified for the KNCOCOT). (Photo via fide)
Fide to divide prize money equally
The total prize money will be split between the open and women’s events, with € 700,000 to the open section honestly divided between the rapid and blitz tournaments. € 300,000 for the women’s section, also split equally. (Photo via fide)
