The World Rapid and Blitz Championships take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Tue 26th Dec to Sat 30th Dec 2023. Leading players: Carlsen, Caruana, Artemiev, Nepomniachtchi, Duda, Aronian, Martirosyan, Dubov, Yu, Rapport, MVL, Andreikin, Giri, Erigaisi, Fedoseev, Mamedyarov etc. The women's section the leading players are: Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Kosteniuk, Goryachkina, Lagno, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Saduakassova, Koneru, Dronavalli, Assaubayeva, Zhu etc.
Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/ev ... ships-2023