WORLD BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ALMATY 2008

The total prize fund for the World Chess Blitz Championship shall be 350, 000 Swiss Francs.

FIDE shall receive 20% of this amount, i.e. 70, 000 SFr.

The prize share for the players shall be 80% - 280, 000 SFr.

The distribution of the prize fund shall be as follows:
1st place – 80, 000 SFr
2nd place – 50, 000 SFr
3rd place – 30, 000 SFr
4th place – 20, 000 SFr
5th place – 15, 000 SFr
6th place – 13, 000 SFr
7th place – 12, 000 SFr
8th place – 10, 000 SFr
9th place - 9, 000 SFr
10th place - 8, 000 SFr
11th place - 7, 000 SFr
12th place - 6, 000 SFr
13th place - 5, 000 SFr
14th place - 5, 000 SFr
15th place - 5, 000 SFr
16th place - 5, 000 SFr

The prizes cannot be shared and will be determined according to the additional criteria according to the FIDE Regulations. These regulations will be announced and distributed to the players during the technical meeting, before the start of the tournament.
The prizes are subject to taxation according to the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The exact terms of taxation will be announced and distributed to the players during the technical meeting, before the start of the tournament.

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