2024 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland

Superbet Rapid & Blitz Warsaw 2023, a chess tournament.

Kicking off the 2024 Grand Chess Tour will be the Superbet Warsaw Rapid & Blitz, the first of three speed chess events. With eight tour players along with two wildcards, a total of $175,000 will be up for grabs in the prize fund. The event starts with nine rounds of rapid action, followed by eighteen rounds of blitz, for a total of 27 games spread across five days.

Fans should make sure to catch all the action online via the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch & YouTube channels.

DATES May 8 - 12, 2024
LOCATION Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland
TICKETS Spectator tickets are free and available at the venue on a walk-in basis.
FORMAT 10 Player Round Robin
PRIZE FUND $175,000

Participants

Date Warsaw Time Event
Wednesday, 5/8/24 1:00 PM Rapid Round 1
2:30 PM Rapid Round 2
4:00 PM Rapid Round 3
Thursday, 5/9/24 1:00 PM Rapid Round 4
2:30 PM Rapid Round 5
4:00 PM Rapid Round 6
Friday, 5/10/24 1:00 PM Rapid Round 7
2:30 PM Rapid Round 8
4:00 PM Rapid Round 9
Saturday, 5/11/24 1:00 PM Blitz Day 1 (every 30 minutes)
Sunday, 5/12/24 1:00 PM Blitz Day 2 (every 30 minutes)
5:30 PM Playoff
6:00 PM Closing Ceremony & Dinner
*All times are in Central European Time (CET).
Place Prize
1st $40,000
2nd $30,000
3rd $25,000
4th $20,000
5th $15,000
6th $11,000
7th $10,000
8th $9,000
9th $8,000
10th $7,000
Total $175,000