Schedule – FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025, Qatar, Doha

RAPID

Dec, 25

Arrivals

Dec, 26

Opening Ceremony

OPEN

WOMEN

Dec, 26

2:00 PM

Round 1

2:00 PM

Round 1

3:20 PM

Round 2

3:20 PM

Round 2

4:40 PM

Round 3

4:40 PM

Round 3

6:00 PM

Round 4

6:00 PM

Round 4

7:20 PM

Round 5

-

Dec, 27

2:00 PM

Round 6

2:00 PM

Round 5

3:20 PM

Round 7

3:20 PM

Round 6

4:40 PM

Round 8

4:40 PM

Round 7

6:00 PM

Round 9

6:00 PM

Round 8

Dec, 28

2:00 PM

Round 10

2:00 PM

Round 9

3:20 PM

Round 11

3:20 PM

Round 10

4:40 PM

Round 12

4:40 PM

Round 11

6:00 PM

Round 13

-

BLITZ

OPEN

WOMEN

Dec, 29

2:00 PM

Round 1

2:00 PM

Round 1

2:30 PM

Round 2

2:30 PM

Round 2

3:00 PM

Round 3

3:00 PM

Round 3

3:30 PM

Round 4

3:30 PM

Round 4

4:00 PM

Round 5

4:00 PM

Round 5

4:30 PM

Round 6

4:30 PM

Round 6

5:00 PM

Round 7

5:00 PM

Round 7

5:30 PM

Round 8

5:30 PM

Round 8

6:00 PM

Round 9

6:00 PM

Round 9

6:30 PM

Round 10

6:30 PM

Round 10

7:00 PM

Round 11

7:00 PM

-

7:30 PM

Round 12

7:30 PM

-

8:00 PM

Round 13

7:30 PM

-

Dec, 30

2:00 PM

Round 14

2:00 PM

Round 11

2:30 PM

Round 15

2:30 PM

Round 12

3:00 PM

Round 16

3:00 PM

Round 13

3:30 PM

Round 17

3:30 PM

Round 14

4:00 PM

Round 18

4:00 PM

Round 15

4:30 PM

Round 19

5:30 PM

Semi-Finals

5:15 PM

Semi-Finals

7:15 PM

Final

7:00 PM

Final

Dec, 30

9:00 PM

CLOSING CEREMONY

Dec, 31

Departures