World Blitz Chess Championship 2025
The 2025 World Blitz Chess Championship was the 27th World Blitz Chess Championship 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 Doha, Qatar, from 29 to 30 December 2025.
The open section of the tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen in his ninth victory in the competition. The women's section was won by the Kazakh grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva for the third time.
Details
The tournament is open for players with a rating of 2550 and above, as well as reigning national champions. The total prize fund is €350,000.The tournament followed a Swiss system consisting of 19 rounds for the Open section and 15 rounds for the Women's section. The top 4 players from the Swiss system proceeded to the knockout rounds, where players play four-game matches in semi-finals and finals. The time control is blitz, with each player given 3 minutes plus 2 additional seconds per move, starting from the first move. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships as a joint tournament.
Open tournament Results
Swiss-system tournament
The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 19 rounds. The top four advanced to the knockout stage.Notation: "1 " indicates a win with white pieces against player who finished in 101st place.
| Rank | Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | |||
| 1 | Arjun Erigaisinowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|0 nowrap|1 nowrap|½ nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|½ nowrap|½ nowrap|½ nowrap|½ nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|1 nowrap|½ nowrap| Knockout stageWomen's Tournament ResultsSwiss-system tournamentThe following table lists all participants, with the results from the 15 rounds. The top four players advanced to the knockout stage.Notation: "1 " indicates a win with white pieces against player who finished in 64th place.
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