The FIDE World Rapid Championship starts tomorrow

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2023 will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from December 26 to 30.

9 chess players from Armenia are participating in the men's championship:
GM Haik Martirosyan
GM Tigran Petrosian
GM Shant Sargsyan
GM Robert Hovhannisyan
GM Manuel Petrosyan
GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
GM Tigran Harutyunyan
GM Mamikon Gharibyan
IM Emin Ohanyan

3 chess players from Armenia are participating in the women's championship:
GM Elina Danielyan
WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan
WIM Susanna Gaboyan

The list of participants can be found here.

The rapid chess championship will be held from December 26 to 28 in 11 rounds.

The blitz chess championship will be held from December 29 to 30 in 21 rounds.

We wish good luck to our chess players.