Exclusive World Blitz videos

by Albert Silver
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

All live videos recorded by Pascal Simon

Final standings after 21 rounds

Rk SNo Ti. Name FED Rtg Pts  TB Perf
1 5 GM Grischuk Alexander RUS 2814 15,5 2699 2876
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2854 15,0 2727 2877
3 15 GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2763 15,0 2705 2856
4 10 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2789 14,5 2691 2827
5 3 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2831 14,5 2642 2775
6 1 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2914 14,0 2720 2837
7 25 GM Svidler Peter RUS 2726 14,0 2691 2810
8 7 GM Navara David CZE 2806 14,0 2646 2767
9 113 GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2566 13,5 2742 2827
10 66 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam UZB 2641 13,5 2720 2810
11 4 GM Aronian Levon ARM 2817 13,5 2710 2805
12 18 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2743 13,5 2700 2795
13 28 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier CUB 2717 13,5 2687 2781
14 12 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2777 13,5 2659 2757
15 17 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2749 13,5 2648 2744
16 54 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2666 13,5 2608 2694
17 16 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2759 13,0 2720 2800
18 59 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2655 13,0 2711 2774
19 37 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2694 13,0 2683 2761
20 31 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2705 13,0 2663 2744
21 11 GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS 2781 13,0 2663 2734
22 9 GM Anand Viswanathan IND 2791 13,0 2658 2739
23 36 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2699 13,0 2647 2727
24 14 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2765 13,0 2644 2728
25 23 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2729 13,0 2633 2717
26 30 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2707 13,0 2596 2679
27 78 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2630 12,5 2745 2798
28 6 GM Radjabov Teimour AZE 2808 12,5 2730 2794
29 137 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2520 12,5 2704 2773
30 121 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2555 12,5 2666 2718

Click for complete standings

Photos by Pascal Simon

Links

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Born 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.