| Comp1: | Magnus Carlsen |
| Comp2: | Anastasia Bodnaruk |
| Comp1 Link: | Magnus Carlsen |
| Comp2 Link: | Anastasia Bodnaruk |
| Title1: | World Rapid Champion |
| Title2: | Women's World Rapid Champion |
| Flag1: | NOR |
| Flag2: | FIDE |
| Dob1: | 30 November 1990 |
| Age1: | 33 years old |
| Dob2: | 30 March 1992 |
| Age2: | 31 years old |
| Elo1: | 2818 |
| Elo2: | 2265 |
| Rank1: | 2 |
| Rank2: | 133 |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Prev Link: | World Rapid Chess Championship 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
| Next Link: | World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 |
| Score1: | 10/13 |
| Score2: | 8½/11 |
The World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 was the 2023 edition of the annual World Rapid Chess Championship held by FIDE to determine the world champion in chess played under rapid time controls. Since 2012, FIDE has held the World Rapid and Blitz Championships at a joint tournament. The tournament was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 26 to 28 December 2023,[1] using a Swiss-system with 13 rounds for the open tournament and 11 rounds for the women's tournament.[1] Players eligible to participate in the open tournament were either be rated at least 2550 Elo in a FIDE rating list during 2023, or reigning national champion. The time control was 15 minutes per player with a 10-second per-move increment.[1]
202 players took part in the open tournament,[2] and 117 in the women's tournament.[3]
The prize fund for both the open and women's tournament is shown below. In case of a tie (except for first place) all prize money is shared between the players. Players outside the brackets do not receive any prize money.[1] [4]
Open tournament:
Total: $350,000
Women's tournament:
Total: $150,000
For players who finish on the same score, final position is determined by the following tie-breaks, in order:
If two or more players are tied for any position other than first, the above-mentioned tiebreak system shall decide the ranking of the tied players.
If two or more players are tied for first, the top two players who finished the highest on the above-mentioned tiebreaks shall play a two-game mini match with the time control of 3+2 (with colours of the first game drawn) to decide the winner. If the score is tied 1-1, the players continue to play single 3+2 games until one of the players has won one game (the player who finished highest on the above-mentioned tiebreaks shall have the white pieces for the first game and the colours will alternate from the next game).