FIDE World Blitz Champions: Carlsen and Lagno
12/30/2018 – The 2018 World Blitz Championship took place December 29th and 30th in St. Petersburg Russia, with live commentary by GMs Peter Leko and Evgeny Miroshnichenko. Magnus Carlsen defended his 2017 Blitz title. Kateryna Lagno won the Women's tournament. The winners of the Rapid Championship were the 25th seed GM Daniil Dubov in the Open and Ju Wenjun among the women, adding the Rapid World Champion's title to her list of accolades. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Both Carlsen and Lagno undefeated!
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.
Final standings (Open - Top 10)
| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2939 | 17,0 | 2962 |
| 2 |
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GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | 2694 | 16,5 | 2930 |
| 3 |
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GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2889 | 14,5 | 2845 |
| 4 |
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GM | Aronian Levon | 2858 | 14,0 | 2833 |
| 5 |
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GM | Svidler Peter | 2770 | 14,0 | 2831 |
| 6 |
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GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2846 | 14,0 | 2817 |
| 7 |
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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 |
Final standings (Women - Top 10)
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Lagno Kateryna | 2560 | 13,5 | 2616 |
| 2 |
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IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2377 | 13,0 | 2562 |
| 3 |
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GM | Lei Tingjie | 2458 | 12,5 | 2558 |
| 4 |
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GM | Gunina Valentina | 2489 | 12,0 | 2490 |
| 5 |
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GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2494 | 11,5 | 2479 |
| 6 |
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GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2422 | 11,5 | 2463 |
| 7 |
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GM | Ushenina Anna | 2419 | 11,5 | 2442 |
| 8 |
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WCM | Garifullina Leya | 2120 | 11,0 | 2519 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 | 11,0 | 2500 |
| 10 |
|
WGM | Mamedjarova Zeinab | 2271 | 11,0 | 2494 |
"King Salman World Chess Championships"
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.
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Live commentary by GM Peter Leko and GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko
All available games (Open)
Player starting rank — Open Blitz Championship (top 30)
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| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2939 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2889 |
| 3 |
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GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2858 |
| 4 |
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GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2846 |
| 5 |
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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 |
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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
All available games (Women)
Player starting rank — Women's Blitz Championship (top 30)
| 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 |
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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 |
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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
Schedule
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 |
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@stefano,
Fischer was indeed ahead of his peers...
but if you compare the competition nowadays...Carlsen seems to have fiercer competition than Fischer that day...don't you think?
Anyway, Fischer was clearly the most advanced chess player of his generation.
Carlsen is the best of the top of the nineties and nillies...
One can argue , nowadays the competition is more fierce...
Fischer was indeed ahead of his peers...
but if you compare the competition nowadays...Carlsen seems to have fiercer competition than Fischer that day...don't you think?
Anyway, Fischer was clearly the most advanced chess player of his generation.
Carlsen is the best of the top of the nineties and nillies...
One can argue , nowadays the competition is more fierce...
herceg novi 1970 fischer 19-3...+16
check 1970 interzonal. internet says fischer went +14. unsure about his blitz win in yugoslavia.
Did Carlsen just broke the Fisher record with a +13 in Blitz?
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