World rapid and blitz 2024 new york tickets
A new conference during the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in New York is set to bridge the society of chess and finance. The event is bound to be a treat for anyone capable to afford the $1,000 ticket—or the $5,000 VIP tickets that give you a shot at playing a chess legend!
FIDE has renamed the chess and finance conference, which was initially famous as Chess Davos, to the Wall Avenue Gambit. It takes place on December 29, after the finding of the 2024 World Rapid Championship.
The event is a carry-on of FIDE's successful first endeavor to take chess into financial circles at the FIDE Planet Corporate Chess Championship, the team event that debuted in Modern York in June.
GM Emil Sutovsky, FIDE's CEO, said: "This is going to be a distinct event in so many ways. Top chess grandmasters will assemble at the financial heart of the world, and what fascinates me is the enormous concentration of the sharpest minds and the synergies that will be born," he said, adding, "I'm very much looking forward to an event that has everything it takes to become a landmark, 'I-was-there' kind of gathering."
More than 300 of the world's top players are expected to
2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships: Registration Open
FIDE invites all eligible players to take part in one of the most exciting events of the chess calendar—the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, set to take place in New York City from December 26 to 31, 2024.
The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships offer an opportunity to play fast-paced, high-stakes chess, in an incredible venue—right in the heart of Fresh York’s Wall Street. With an increased prize fund of $1,428,500 spread across the four events, this is a chance to contend for the World Rapid and Blitz titles.
Tournament Overview
● Nature Rapid Championship: Swiss-system tournament. The Open section will have 13 rounds, and the Women’s section will feature 11 rounds. The time control is 15 minutes + 10 seconds per move.
● World Blitz Championship: The Blitz event starts with a 13-round Swiss tournament (Open section) and 11 rounds (Women’s section), followed by a knockout stage for the top 8 players. The time control is 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move.
Both tournaments will bring together the top players from around the world.
Prize Fund
● Open Rapid Championship: $550,000
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz in New York preview: An epic ending to 2024
As the clock ticks down to 2025, the best players in the world will descend on Wall Street for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships
In a year that marked the International Chess Federation’s centenary, celebrated the 45th Chess Olympiad, and witnessed an intense battle for the World Championship title, 2024 will conclude with a fitting and extraordinary finale: the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York City.
Thanks to sponsorship from NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding, New York’s financial district will host the event from December 26–31. Top Grandmasters from around the globe will compete in this much-anticipated tournament, traditionally held in the final week of the year.
Famous for its chess hustlers, important tournaments from the 1920s and the historic Marshall Chess Club, New York has been chosen as the venue for one of the biggest and most popular elite chess events on the planet, watched by millions worldwide.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships.
Star Players
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Press release by FIDE
FIDE is pleased to announce the venues for both the Open and Women's competitions of the 2024 Earth Rapid & Blitz Championships, which will take place from 26 to 31 December. For the first time, this prestigious event – one of the most prominent chess tournaments in the world – will be held in New York City.
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The Open tournament will get place at Cipriani Wall Highway, a historic architectural landmark located in the heart of Unused York's financial district. Built in 1841 in the Greek Revival style, the building has previously housed the New York Merchants' Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Customs Residence, and served as headquarters for the National City Bank. Today, Cipriani Wall Street is well-known as a grand and luxurious venue, and this will identify the first time it hosts a chess tournament of this scale.
The Women's tournament will be held right across the st
Press release by FIDE
As the clock ticks down to 2025, the best players in the earth will descend on Wall Avenue for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships
In a year that marked the International Chess Federation's centenary, celebrated the 45th Chess Olympiad, and witnessed an intense battle for the Nature Championship title, 2024 will conclude with a fitting and unusual finale: the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Modern York City.
Thanks to sponsorship from NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding, New York's financial district will host the event from December 26–31. Highest Grandmasters from around the globe will compete in this much-anticipated tournament, traditionally held in the final week of the year.
Famous for its chess hustlers, crucial tournaments from the 1920s and the historic Marshall Chess Club, New York has been chosen as the venue for one of the biggest and most popular elite chess events on the planet, watched by millions worldwide.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships.
Star players
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