Participants
179 players took part in the open tournament, and 105 in the women's tournament.Prize Fund
The prize fund for both the open's and women's tournament is shown below. In case of a tie (except for first place) all prize money is shared between the players. Players outside the brackets do not receive any prize money. All amounts are in USD. Open tournament: 1st place: $60,000 2nd place: $50,000 3rd place: $40,000 4th place: $30,000 5th place: $25,000 6th place: $22,000 7th place: $18,000 8th place: $14,000 9th place: $11,000 10th place: $8,000 11th-16th places: $5,000 17th-25th places: $3,000 26th-35th places: $1,500 Total: $350,000 Women's tournament: 1st place: $40,000 2nd place: $30,000 3rd place: $20,000 4th place: $15,000 5th place: $10,000 6th place: $7,000 7th place: $6,000 8th place: $5,000 9th place: $4,000 10th place: $3,000 11th-15th places: $2,000 Total: $150,000Schedule
The opening ceremony took place on Saturday 25 December. Start times are approximate as all matches in the previous round must finish before the next round can commence. All times are CET.Tiebreak Regulations
For players who finish on the same score, final position is determined by the following tie-breaks, in order: 1. Buchholz Cut 1 (the sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player but reduced by the lowest score of the opponents) 2. Buchholz (the sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player) 3. Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (average rating of opponents excluding the lowest rated opponent) 4. The results of individual games between tied players 5. Drawing of lots If two or more players are tied for any position other than first, the above mentioned tiebreak system shall decide the ranking of the tied players. If two or more players are tied for first, the top two players who finished the highest on the above mentioned tiebreaks shall play a two game mini match with the time control of 3+2 (with colours of the first game drawn) to decide the winner. If the score is tied 1-1, the players continue to play single 3+2 games until one of the players has won one game (the player who finished highest on the above mentioned tiebreaks shall have the white pieces for the first game and the colours will alternate from the next game).COVID-19 impacts tournament
The 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship was held in the Polish capital Warsaw, a day after the longer time-format World Rapid Chess Championship finished in the same venue, after Kazakhstan pulled out of hosting duties due to the spread of the omicron variant. The event was disrupted when some players tested positive for the coronavirus and had to withdraw from the tournament. Among them was Hikaru Nakamura, one of the leading contenders to take the title. French star Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ultimately walked away with the men's blitz title.Open tournament results
The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 21 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks. Notation: "1 (W 168)" indicates a win (1 point) with white pieces (W) against player of rank 168 ( Michał Krasenkow).Women's tournament results
The following table lists all participants, with the results from the 17 rounds. They are ranked according to the results, taking into account the tie-breaks. Notation: "1 (B 56)" indicates a win (1 point) with black pieces (B) against player of rank 56 (Notes
References
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