Magnus Carlsen (Norway) defended his title of the world's strongest blitz player by dominating the championship with 17/21. Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) finished second with 16½ points. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) took third with 14½ points.
Kateryna Lagno (Russia) won the Women's Section and repeated her success of 2010. She collected 13½ points. Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran) won the silver with 13 points. Lei Tingjie (China) got the bronze with 12½ points.
| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2939 | 17,0 | 2962 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | 2694 | 16,5 | 2930 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2889 | 14,5 | 2845 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Aronian Levon | 2858 | 14,0 | 2833 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Svidler Peter | 2770 | 14,0 | 2831 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2846 | 14,0 | 2817 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2759 | 14,0 | 2800 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Andreikin Dmitry | 2777 | 13,5 | 2799 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2825 | 13,5 | 2796 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | 2751 | 13,5 | 2779 |
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | 2560 | 13,5 | 2616 |
| 2 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2377 | 13,0 | 2562 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Lei Tingjie | 2458 | 12,5 | 2558 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | 2489 | 12,0 | 2490 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2494 | 11,5 | 2479 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2422 | 11,5 | 2463 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | 2419 | 11,5 | 2442 |
| 8 |
|
WCM | Garifullina Leya | 2120 | 11,0 | 2519 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 | 11,0 | 2500 |
| 10 |
|
WGM | Mamedjarova Zeinab | 2271 | 11,0 | 2494 |
The 2018 King Salman FIDE World Blitz Championship is taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia from December 29th to 30th. The format is a 21-round Swiss open with a prize fund of USD $350,000, and $60,000 for 1st place.
The time control is 3 minutes per player for the entire game plus 2-seconds per move starting from move 1.
Live commentary by GM Peter Leko and GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2939 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2889 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2858 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2846 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2832 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2825 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2825 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2804 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | 2777 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Wang Hao | CHN | 2775 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2770 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2759 |
| 13 |
|
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2754 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2751 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2750 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2749 |
| 17 |
|
GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2748 |
| 18 |
|
GM | Dubov Daniil | RUS | 2743 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2741 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Zubov Alexander | UKR | 2729 |
| 21 |
|
GM | Morozevich Alexander | RUS | 2728 |
| 22 |
|
GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2722 |
| 23 |
|
GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2722 |
| 24 |
|
IM | Bocharov Ivan | RUS | 2715 |
| 25 |
|
GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2708 |
| 26 |
|
GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2705 |
| 27 |
|
GM | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2702 |
| 28 |
|
GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | ARM | 2700 |
| 29 |
|
GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2699 |
| 30 |
|
GM | Shirov Alexei | ESP | 2699 |
... 202 players
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2580 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | RUS | 2560 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Muzychuk Anna | UKR | 2559 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2558 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2539 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2499 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2496 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2494 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2490 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2489 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2475 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Lei Tingjie | CHN | 2458 |
| 13 |
|
WGM | Michna Marta | GER | 2433 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | RUS | 2422 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2419 |
| 16 |
|
IM | Galliamova Alisa | RUS | 2417 |
| 17 |
|
IM | Buksa Nataliya | UKR | 2401 |
| 18 |
|
IM | Skripchenko Almira | FRA | 2396 |
| 19 |
|
GM | Muzychuk Mariya | UKR | 2395 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Danielian Elina | ARM | 2390 |
| 21 |
|
WGM | Ambartsumova Karina | RUS | 2387 |
| 22 |
|
GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2382 |
| 23 |
|
WGM | Berend Elvira | LUX | 2382 |
| 24 |
|
WGM | Guichard Pauline | FRA | 2378 |
| 25 |
|
IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2377 |
| 26 |
|
IM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2371 |
| 27 |
|
GM | Zhukova Natalia | UKR | 2369 |
| 28 |
|
IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | 2366 |
| 29 |
|
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2366 |
| 30 |
|
WGM | Girya Olga | RUS | 2363 |
... 125 Players
All times are local time in Moscow (UTC+3).
|
Date |
Event |
Rounds |
Time |
|
29 Dec 2018 |
Blitz - day 1 |
1-12 |
15:00 |
|
30 Dec 2018 |
Blitz - day 2 |
13-21 |
14:00 |
