♦ Norway's Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on 30 December 2023. He finished with 16 points from 21 rounds, ahead of Russian GMs Daniil Dubov (15.5 points) and Vladislav Artemiev (15).

♦ Arjun Erigaisi is in 6th place with 14 points. Aravindh Chithambaram got 14th place (13.5 points), R Praggnanandhaa in 28th (12.5 points), and D Gukesh got 38th rank (12.5 points).