The 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship concluded today in Almaty, Kazakhstan after three days of fights over 13 rounds. Magnus Carlsen emerged as the sole Winner of the event, clinching his 4th World Rapid Champion title. At the final press conference of the rapid event, he sent a strong message: “I will stop [winning titles] when somebody stops me!“.
Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana tied for second place scoring 9.5 points, each, with tiebreak criteria favoring the German teen who won silver, and the American came third.
Final rankings:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
GM
Carlsen Magnus
NOR
2834
10
100
107
2660
2
GM
Keymer Vincent
GER
2590
9.5
103
108
2682
3
GM
Caruana Fabiano
USA
2747
9.5
96.5
102
2649
4
GM
Dubov Daniil
FID
2712
9
103
109
2669
5
GM
Erigaisi Arjun
IND
2628
9
103
108
2711
6
GM
Fedoseev Vladimir
FID
2741
9
100
106
2668
7
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
FID
2727
9
99.5
107
2638
8
GM
Rapport Richard
ROU
2802
9
85.5
91
2591
9
GM
Nihal Sarin
IND
2628
8.5
96.5
103
2655
10
GM
Abdusattorov Nodirbek
UZB
2676
8.5
96.5
102
2676
11
GM
Mamedov Rauf
AZE
2578
8.5
96.5
102
2629
12
GM
Giri Anish
NED
2708
8.5
96
103
2634
13
GM
Duda Jan-Krzysztof
POL
2791
8.5
95
101
2627
14
GM
Nepomniachtchi Ian
FID
2766
8.5
95
101
2629
15
GM
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
IND
2659
8.5
93.5
99.5
2580
16
GM
Sarana Alexey
FID
2629
8.5
93.5
99
2605
17
GM
Maghsoodloo Parham
IRI
2656
8.5
90.5
95.5
2592
18
GM
Grischuk Alexander
FID
2759
8.5
88
94
2563
19
GM
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime
FRA
2777
8.5
87.5
93
2571
20
GM
Ganguly Surya Shekhar
IND
2646
8.5
87
93
2535
21
GM
Chigaev Maksim
FID
2548
8.5
85
90
2542
22
GM
Le Tuan Minh
VIE
2442
8.5
83.5
88.5
2603
23
GM
Murzin Volodar
FID
2534
8
93
97
2692
24
GM
Yu Yangyi
CHN
2743
8
90.5
96
2608
25
GM
Petrosyan Manuel
ARM
2539
8
90.5
95.5
2602
26
GM
Tabatabaei M. Amin
IRI
2526
8
90
94
2662
27
GM
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
AZE
2746
8
89.5
95.5
2574
28
GM
Svane Rasmus
GER
2641
8
89
94.5
2552
29
GM
Gelfand Boris
ISR
2641
8
88
93.5
2502
30
GM
Andreikin Dmitry
FID
2631
8
87.5
93.5
2539
31
GM
Anton Guijarro David
ESP
2640
8
87.5
93
2534
32
GM
Salem A.R. Saleh
UAE
2644
8
85.5
91.5
2552
33
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
IND
2532
8
85
87.5
2572
34
GM
Asadli Vugar
AZE
2500
8
84.5
89.5
2578
35
GM
Esipenko Andrey
FID
2694
8
84.5
89
2553
36
GM
Najer Evgeniy
FID
2590
8
82
86.5
2451
37
GM
Yudin Sergei
FID
2454
8
81.5
87
2606
38
IM
Nogerbek Kazybek
KAZ
2409
8
81
86.5
2590
39
GM
Vokhidov Shamsiddin
UZB
2481
8
80
85
2612
40
GM
Andriasian Zaven
ARM
2624
8
76.5
81.5
2497
41
GM
Martirosyan Haik M.
ARM
2575
7.5
98
103
2605
42
GM
Lazavik Denis
FID
2453
7.5
92
98
2615
43
GM
Donchenko Alexander
GER
2597
7.5
90.5
95
2566
44
GM
Nakamura Hikaru
USA
2795
7.5
86.5
92.5
2550
45
GM
Moiseenko Alexander
UKR
2570
7.5
86.5
91.5
2474
46
GM
Sargissian Gabriel
ARM
2640
7.5
86
88.5
2528
47
GM
Paravyan David
FID
2609
7.5
84.5
90
2495
48
GM
Nesterov Arseniy
FID
2497
7.5
82.5
87
2567
49
GM
Suleymanli Aydin
AZE
2503
7.5
82.5
86.5
2642
50
GM
Cheng Bobby
AUS
2476
7.5
82.5
85.5
2550
51
GM
Yoo Christopher Woojin
USA
2463
7.5
81.5
86
2627
52
GM
Yilmaz Mustafa
TUR
2521
7.5
80
84
2612
53
GM
Durarbayli Vasif
AZE
2513
7.5
79.5
84
2551
54
GM
Adly Ahmed
EGY
2588
7.5
76
80.5
2417
55
GM
Quparadze Giga
GEO
2538
7
98.5
103
2686
56
GM
Tomashevsky Evgeny
FID
2628
7
93.5
99.5
2583
57
GM
Van Foreest Jorden
NED
2693
7
92.5
98.5
2610
58
GM
Gareyev Timur
USA
2617
7
91.5
97
2592
59
GM
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel
ARM
2531
7
89
92
2638
60
GM
Maze Sebastien
FRA
2574
7
88.5
93.5
2550
61
GM
Predke Alexandr
FID
2584
7
88.5
93
2564
62
GM
Shimanov Aleksandr
FID
2616
7
88.5
90
2574
63
GM
Amin Bassem
EGY
2567
7
88
92
2688
64
GM
Tsydypov Zhamsaran
FID
2550
7
86.5
91.5
2623
65
GM
Ponkratov Pavel
FID
2569
7
86.5
91
2495
66
GM
Sargsyan Shant
ARM
2561
7
86
90
2658
67
GM
Indjic Aleksandar
SRB
2547
7
85.5
90.5
2627
68
GM
Bluebaum Matthias
GER
2617
7
85
90
2509
69
GM
Sindarov Javokhir
UZB
2596
7
85
88
2476
70
IM
Gharibyan Mamikon
ARM
2382
7
83.5
89
2556
71
GM
Nguyen Thai Dai Van
CZE
2534
7
83.5
88.5
2589
72
GM
Kobalia Mikhail
FID
2534
7
83
86.5
2487
73
GM
Cheparinov Ivan
BUL
2652
7
82.5
88.5
2539
74
IM
Daneshvar Bardiya
IRI
2419
7
81.5
86
2552
75
GM
Pantsulaia Levan
GEO
2522
7
80.5
86
2550
76
FM
Uskov Artem
FID
2396
7
80.5
84.5
2555
77
GM
Petrov Nikita
FID
2519
7
80.5
84.5
2521
78
GM
Harikrishna Pentala
IND
2646
7
80
85
2511
79
GM
Pranav V
IND
2430
7
80
83
2579
80
GM
Muradli Mahammad
AZE
2447
7
78.5
83.5
2555
81
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
ESP
2682
7
78
83
2478
82
GM
Adhiban B.
IND
2538
7
78
82
2430
83
GM
Tin Jingyao
SGP
2462
7
77.5
79
2545
84
IM
Ansat Aldiyar
KAZ
2291
7
77
82
2518
85
IM
Madaminov Mukhiddin
UZB
2337
7
76.5
81.5
2551
86
GM
Narayanan S.L.
IND
2605
7
73
78
2469
87
GM
Tang Andrew
USA
2439
7
70.5
73
2369
88
GM
Yakubboev Nodirbek
UZB
2573
6.5
93.5
99
2621
89
GM
Zhigalko Sergei
FID
2612
6.5
89.5
94.5
2499
90
GM
Petrosian Tigran L.
ARM
2623
6.5
86.5
92
2523
91
GM
Puranik Abhimanyu
IND
2549
6.5
85.5
90
2542
92
IM
Suleymenov Alisher
KAZ
2440
6.5
85
86.5
2596
93
IM
Tologon Tegin Semetei
KGZ
2319
6.5
84.5
90
2565
94
GM
Moussard Jules
FRA
2625
6.5
81.5
87
2513
95
GM
Hovhannisyan Robert
ARM
2630
6.5
80
84
2442
96
GM
Ivic Velimir
SRB
2489
6.5
79
84
2583
97
GM
Gadimbayli Abdulla
AZE
2399
6.5
76.5
80.5
2514
98
FM
Suyarov Mukhammadzokhid
UZB
2089
6.5
75
79
2485
99
IM
Makarian Rudik
FID
2466
6.5
70.5
74
2461
100
GM
Niemann Hans Moke
USA
2592
6
93
98
2553
101
GM
Sanal Vahap
TUR
2547
6
87.5
91.5
2532
102
GM
Kovalev Vladislav
FID
2523
6
85.5
89.5
2628
103
GM
Savchenko Boris
FID
2592
6
85
90
2506
104
IM
Urazayev Arystanbek
KAZ
2535
6
83
88
2567
105
GM
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
IND
2576
6
82.5
86.5
2508
106
GM
Sankalp Gupta
IND
2402
6
79
84.5
2581
107
GM
Ghaem Maghami Ehsan
IRI
2549
6
78
81
2490
108
GM
Dragnev Valentin
AUT
2444
6
77
81.5
2530
109
GM
Dardha Daniel
BEL
2511
6
77
81
2455
110
FM
Sapenov Daniyal
KAZ
2312
6
76.5
82
2514
111
Utegaliyev Azamat
KAZ
2415
6
76.5
81
2537
112
GM
Makhnev Denis
KAZ
2513
6
75
77.5
2518
113
GM
Tari Aryan
NOR
2556
6
74
78.5
2407
114
GM
Fedorov Alexei
FID
2531
6
74
77.5
2442
115
GM
Hambleton Aman
CAN
2450
6
73.5
75
2489
116
GM
Jumabayev Rinat
KAZ
2531
6
73
76.5
2471
117
GM
Riazantsev Alexander
FID
2570
6
72
76
2443
118
GM
Svane Frederik
GER
2466
6
69.5
73.5
2450
119
GM
Aleksandrov Aleksej
FID
2450
6
66
69.5
2402
120
GM
Sjugirov Sanan
FID
2584
5.5
89
93
2525
121
GM
Harsha Bharathakoti
IND
2574
5.5
82.5
87.5
2495
122
GM
Idani Pouya
IRI
2523
5.5
80.5
84.5
2511
123
GM
Matlakov Maxim
FID
2671
5.5
78.5
83.5
2522
124
GM
Brunello Sabino
ITA
2725
5.5
76.5
81.5
2488
125
IM
Agmanov Zhandos
KAZ
2403
5.5
74.5
78.5
2553
126
GM
Harutyunyan Tigran K.
ARM
2441
5.5
74.5
78
2521
127
GM
Kadric Denis
MNE
2482
5.5
71
74
2469
128
IM
Gurel Ediz
TUR
2345
5.5
71
72.5
2434
129
IM
Zhalmakhanov Ramazan
KAZ
2399
5.5
70.5
73
2416
130
GM
Vakhidov Jakhongir
UZB
2530
5.5
70
74.5
2506
131
GM
Batsuren Dambasuren
MGL
2430
5.5
69
72.5
2465
132
GM
Khusnutdinov Rustam
KAZ
2432
5.5
68
72
2418
133
GM
Narayanan Srinath
IND
2518
5.5
68
72
2374
134
GM
Christiansen Johan-Sebastian
NOR
2513
5.5
68
71.5
2377
135
GM
Munkhgal Gombosuren
MGL
2413
5.5
67
70.5
2377
136
IM
Ghasi Ameet K
ENG
2536
5.5
62.5
65.5
2293
137
GM
Demchenko Anton
FID
2565
5
88
94
2511
138
GM
Shankland Sam
USA
2657
5
82
87
2520
139
FM
Amilal Munkhdalai
MGL
2225
5
81
86
2518
140
FM
Tsaruk Maksim
FID
2334
5
79.5
85
2579
141
GM
Lintchevski Daniil
FID
2520
5
76.5
80.5
2471
142
GM
Bilguun Sumiya
MGL
2468
5
76
79.5
2534
143
GM
Burmakin Vladimir
FID
2412
5
75
79
2492
144
GM
Arjun Kalyan
IND
2426
5
74
78.5
2473
145
GM
Alonso Rosell Alvar
ESP
2472
5
73.5
78.5
2542
146
FM
Zverev Lev
FID
2257
5
72
75.5
2476
147
FM
Mamatov Melis
KGZ
2299
5
72
75.5
2420
148
GM
Petkov Momchil
BUL
2411
5
71
74.5
2503
149
GM
Kostenko Petr
KAZ
2404
5
66.5
69
2387
150
IM
Saraci Nderim
KOS
2441
5
65
67.5
2304
151
IM
Haldorsen Benjamin
NOR
2349
5
63.5
66
2275
152
Elier Ali
LBA
2188
5
63
66.5
2420
153
FM
Abdilkhair Abilmansur
KAZ
2171
5
62
65.5
2377
154
Khusenkhojaev Mustafokhuja
TJK
2161
4.5
80
85
2526
155
FM
Averin Nikolay
FID
2240
4.5
71
74.5
2478
156
FM
Damjanovic Vuk
SRB
2266
4.5
70
75
2494
157
IM
Kazakov Konstantin
KAZ
2311
4.5
67.5
71
2406
158
IM
Vetokhin Savva
FID
2358
4.5
60.5
63.5
2258
159
Everett Elijah
WLS
2125
4.5
60.5
62
2315
160
GM
Rakhmanov Aleksandr
FID
2633
4
80.5
85.5
2478
161
GM
Sychev Klementy
FID
2489
4
74.5
79
2489
162
GM
Jobava Baadur
GEO
2688
4
73
76.5
2444
163
FM
Khripachenko Alexander
FID
2348
4
68
70.5
2400
164
Degenbaev Aziz
KGZ
2039
4
66.5
68
2390
165
FM
Begmuratov Khumoyun
UZB
2292
4
64
68
2379
166
FM
Mamedov Edgar
KAZ
2157
4
64
67.5
2412
167
FM
Postlmayer Jakob
AUT
2182
4
62.5
64
2412
168
IM
Shishkov Andrei
EST
2272
4
60
62.5
2285
169
Amangeldy Ernur
KAZ
1952
4
57.5
59
2351
170
FM
Uruci Endrit
KOS
2353
4
55
56.5
2201
171
CM
Nurgaliyev Sauat
KAZ
2016
3.5
68
72
2403
172
Akhilbay Imangali
KAZ
1963
3.5
66.5
70.5
2450
173
Suleimen Ergali
KAZ
2046
3.5
58
59.5
2364
174
GM
Hansen Eric
CAN
2579
3
77
80.5
2544
175
GM
Naiditsch Arkadij
AZE
2596
3
67.5
70.5
2396
176
FM
Korelskiy Egor
FID
2256
3
67
68.5
2431
177
CM
Tulendinov Dinmukhammed
KAZ
1986
3
65.5
69
2375
178
CM
Nissinen Niilo Man
HKG
1905
2
58.5
61.5
2272
