10/22/2015 – Last weekend you may have been like us, avidly watching the World Blitz games either on Playchess for the complete experience, or via the live video. The problem with the video was that it only ever showed one single board, almost always Carlsen. Fair enough, but that meant a lot of great players and games missed. Not so! Pascal Simon brings many exclusive videos and analysis.
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Daniel King analyzes Carlsen-Wagner (rapid)
Before embarking on the mad blitz bonanza, Daniel King has picked out a game from the World Rapid,
played between Magnus Carlsen and German teenager Dennis Wagner who recently got his GM title
Introduction to the blitz videos
An introduction by GM Daniel King to the videos of the blitz games to follow, with moments to watch out
for and some light comments to make the action a little more understandable
Grischuk - Bocharov
Three-time World Blitz champion, and winner in 2015, Alexander Grischuk plays against Bocharov.
Though recorded in high dfinition, the camera was held overhead to watch, so occasional bumping
can cause the slight shakes seen at times.
GM Daniel King analyzes the action-packed Grischuk-Bocharov
Tomashevsky - Kasimdzhanov
Both Tomashevsky and Kasimdzhanov arrived at the World Championships with blitz ratings under
2700, but showing their class, they finished near the top with Rustam sporting a 2810 performance
Svidler - Radjabov
Svidler arrived at the World Rapid and Blitz fresh from his fantastic performance at the World Cup, and
showed his form as he finished near the top here as well. Radjabov on the other hand had come in third
in the World Rapid just a couple of days before.
Moiseenko - Mamedyarov
An amazing draw by Moiseenko and Mamedyarov, not to be missed
Eljanov - Andreikin
Pavel Eljanov had an absolutely amazing run at the World Cup just before this event, while Dmitry
Andreikin is know for his exceptional rapid and blitz playing skills
Bocharov - Anand
Bocharov had a fantastic first day in the World Blitz, scoring 7.5/11 including this final win Anand. It was
not 'luck', he was just playing incredibly well.
Aronian - Anand
It was the final round of the 21-round marathon, played between two greats
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 13 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.
Albert SilverBorn in the US, he grew up in Paris, France, where he completed his Baccalaureat, and after college moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had a peak rating of 2240 FIDE, and was a key designer of Chess Assistant 6. In 2010 he joined the ChessBase family as an editor and writer at ChessBase News. He is also a passionate photographer with work appearing in numerous publications, and the content creator of the YouTube channel, Chess & Tech.
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