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 the intense battle for the World Championship title, 2024 will have a fitting and extraordinary finale with 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.
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