The 2025 World Rapid & Blitz Championship heads to Doha, Qatar, with Magnus Carlsen officially confirmed in a stacked field featuring many of the world’s strongest players across the Open and Women’s events. In this preview, we break down the tournament format, prize fund, schedule, confirmed participants, notable absentees, recent controversies surrounding FIDE and Carlsen, and the key storylines to watch as rapid and blitz chess take center stage once again at one of the most exciting events on the chess calendar.

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