The second and final day of the FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha has concluded. Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the final, scoring 2.5 points. Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi finished joint third-fourth, with Fabiano scoring 1 point and Arjun scoring 0.5 points in the semifinal.

The final standings and prize distribution are:

  1. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen – €70,000
  2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov – €50,000

3-4. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana – €28,000

3-4. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi – €28,000

  1. 🇫🇷 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – €24,000
  2. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So – €21,000
  3. 🇮🇳 GM Nihal Sarin – €18,000
  4. 🇷🇺 GM Denis Lazavik – €15,000
  5. 🇷🇺 GM Maxim Matlakov – €12,000
  6. 🇷🇺 GM Daniil Dubov – €10,000

11-17. €5,000

18-25. €3,000

26-35. €1,500

The FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 takes place in Doha, Qatar from December 29 to 30. The event features a €500,000 prize pool, with the Open and Women’s tournaments using a 15+10 time control over 13 and 11 rounds respectively.

Credit: FIDE/Lennart Ootes