World Rapid Chess Championship

The World Rapid Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under rapid time controls. Prior to 2012, FIDE gave such recognition to a limited number of tournaments, with non-FIDE recognized tournaments annually naming a world rapid champion of their own. Since 2012, FIDE has held an annual joint rapid and blitz chess tournament and billed it as the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships. FIDE also holds the Women's World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship. The current rapid world champion is grandmaster Magnus Carlsen from Norway. Aleksandra Goryachkina from Russia is the current women's rapid world champion.

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World Rapid Chess Championship 2025

Doha (Qatar)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2024

New York (USA)

Volodar Murzin

World Rapid Chess Championship 2023

Samarkand (Uzbekistan)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2022

Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2021

Warsaw (Poland)

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

World Rapid Chess Championship 2019

Moscow (Russia)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2018

Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Daniil Dubov

World Rapid Chess Championship 2017

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Viswanathan Anand

World Rapid Chess Championship 2016

Doha (Qatar)

Vassily Ivanchuk

World Rapid Chess Championship 2015

Berlin (Germany)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2014

Dubai (UAE)

Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid Chess Championship 2013

Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia)

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

World Rapid Chess Championship 2012

Astana (Kazakhstan)

Sergey Karjakin

Chess Classic 2010

Mainz (Germany)

Gata Kamsky

Chess Classic 2009

Mainz (Germany)

Levon Aronian

Chess Classic 2008

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2007

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2006

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2005

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2004

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

World Rapid Chess Championship 2003

Cap d'Agde (France)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2003

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2002

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

World Cup of Rapid Chess 2001

Cannes (France)

Garry Kasparov

Chess Classic 2001

Mainz (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 2000

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 1999

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Garry Kasparov

Chess Classic 1998

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 1997

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classic 1996

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Alexei Shirov

World Active Chess Championship 1988

Mazatlan (Mexico)

Anatoly Karpov