The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 will be held in Doha, Qatar from the 25th to the 30th of December with a €1,000,000 prize pool. The Open and Women’s tournaments will feature rapid and blitz formats with 13 and 11 rounds for rapid, plus a blitz knockout stage for the top four.

Top-10 Countries by number of players at the championship:

1. Russia – 30 players

2. India – 28 players

3. Kazakhstan – 15 players

4. USA – 12 players

5. Azerbaijan – 9 players

6. Uzbekistan – 8 players

7. Armenia – 8 players

8. China – 7 players

9. Iran – 6 players

10. Spain – 6 players

The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024, took place in New-York, USA. The Open titles were won by Volodar Murzin (Rapid) and Magnus Carlsen with Ian Nepomniachtchi (Blitz). This tournament saw the first-ever Title split, initiated by Magnus and Ian by mutual agreement

Credit: FIDE