FIDE World Blitz Champions: Carlsen and Lagno

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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.	SNo		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	1	GM	Carlsen Magnus		2939	17,0	2962	256,0	264,0	20	14,6
2	32	GM	Duda Jan-Krzysztof		2694	16,5	2930	257,0	265,0	20	123,6
3	2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		2889	14,5	2845	260,5	270,0	20	-17,0
4	3	GM	Aronian Levon		2858	14,0	2833	260,0	268,5	20	-10,0
5	11	GM	Svidler Peter		2770	14,0	2831	264,5	274,0	20	35,0
6	4	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		2846	14,0	2817	254,0	262,5	20	-11,8
7	12	GM	Karjakin Sergey		2759	14,0	2800	255,5	265,0	20	22,8
8	9	GM	Andreikin Dmitry		2777	13,5	2799	258,5	268,5	20	15,8
9	6	GM	Artemiev Vladislav		2825	13,5	2796	257,5	266,0	20	-10,2
10	14	GM	Giri Anish		2751	13,5	2779	254,5	264,0	20	19,4

Final standings (Women - Top 10)

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	2	GM	Lagno Kateryna		2560	13,5	2616	174,0	181,5	20	27,0
2	25	IM	Khademalsharieh Sarasadat		2377	13,0	2562	171,0	178,5	20	84,0
3	12	GM	Lei Tingjie		2458	12,5	2558	170,5	177,5	20	44,2
4	10	GM	Gunina Valentina		2489	12,0	2490	166,5	174,0	20	7,8
5	8	GM	Tan Zhongyi		2494	11,5	2479	164,0	172,0	20	-3,6
6	14	GM	Goryachkina Aleksandra		2422	11,5	2463	160,5	167,5	20	19,4
7	15	GM	Ushenina Anna		2419	11,5	2442	174,0	181,5	20	13,6
8	93	WCM	Garifullina Leya		2120	11,0	2519	170,0	176,5	20	164,6
9	4	GM	Ju Wenjun		2558	11,0	2500	172,5	180,0	20	-21,6
10	52	WGM	Mamedjarova Zeinab		2271	11,0	2494	166,0	171,0	20	97,8

"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)

Master Class Vol.8: Magnus Carlsen

Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate chess lovers to the extent Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian hasn't been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or China.

No.		Name	FideID	FED	RtgI
1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	1503014	NOR	2939
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2016192	USA	2889
3	GM	Aronian Levon	13300474	ARM	2858
4	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	4168119	RUS	2846
5	GM	Anand Viswanathan	5000017	IND	2832
6	GM	Artemiev Vladislav	24101605	RUS	2825
7	GM	Grischuk Alexander	4126025	RUS	2825
8	GM	Yu Yangyi	8603820	CHN	2804
9	GM	Andreikin Dmitry	4158814	RUS	2777
10	GM	Wang Hao	8602883	CHN	2775
11	GM	Svidler Peter	4102142	RUS	2770
12	GM	Karjakin Sergey	14109603	RUS	2759
13	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	13401319	AZE	2754
14	GM	Giri Anish	24116068	NED	2751
15	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	24130737	RUS	2750
16	GM	Le Quang Liem	12401137	VIE	2749
17	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	4189302	RUS	2748
18	GM	Dubov Daniil	24126055	RUS	2743
19	GM	Mamedov Rauf	13401653	AZE	2741
20	GM	Zubov Alexander	14109409	UKR	2729
21	GM	Morozevich Alexander	4116992	RUS	2728
22	GM	Gelfand Boris	2805677	ISR	2722
23	GM	Jones Gawain C B	409561	ENG	2722
24	IM	Bocharov Ivan	4180887	RUS	2715
25	GM	Guseinov Gadir	13401378	AZE	2708
26	GM	Jobava Baadur	13601520	GEO	2705
27	GM	Harikrishna Pentala	5007003	IND	2702
28	GM	Petrosian Tigran L.	13301616	ARM	2700
29	GM	Melkumyan Hrant	13302485	ARM	2699
30	GM	Shirov Alexei	2209390	ESP	2699

... 202 players

All available games (Women)

Player starting rank — Women's Blitz Championship (top 30)

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	13601903	GEO	2580
2	GM	Lagno Kateryna	14109336	RUS	2560
3	GM	Muzychuk Anna	14111330	UKR	2559
4	GM	Ju Wenjun	8603006	CHN	2558
5	GM	Zhao Xue	8601283	CHN	2539
6	GM	Koneru Humpy	5008123	IND	2499
7	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2902257	BUL	2496
8	GM	Tan Zhongyi	8603642	CHN	2494
9	GM	Harika Dronavalli	5015197	IND	2490
10	GM	Gunina Valentina	4167570	RUS	2489
11	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	4128125	RUS	2475
12	GM	Lei Tingjie	8605114	CHN	2458
13	WGM	Michna Marta	1106686	GER	2433
14	GM	Goryachkina Aleksandra	4147103	RUS	2422
15	GM	Ushenina Anna	14110911	UKR	2419
16	IM	Galliamova Alisa	4129725	RUS	2417
17	IM	Buksa Nataliya	14123622	UKR	2401
18	IM	Skripchenko Almira	13900145	FRA	2396
19	GM	Muzychuk Mariya	14114550	UKR	2395
20	GM	Danielian Elina	13300210	ARM	2390
21	WGM	Ambartsumova Karina	4166299	RUS	2387
22	GM	Cramling Pia	1700030	SWE	2382
23	WGM	Berend Elvira	4000510	LUX	2382
24	WGM	Guichard Pauline	639370	FRA	2378
25	IM	Khademalsharieh Sarasadat	12512214	IRI	2377
26	IM	Abdumalik Zhansaya	13703544	KAZ	2371
27	GM	Zhukova Natalia	14101513	UKR	2369
28	IM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	4181751	RUS	2366
29	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	4641833	GER	2366
30	WGM	Girya Olga	4195752	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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