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The Rapid World Championships finished on Saturday in Moscow. In the open section, Magnus Carlsen, the perennial favourite, got clear first place with an astounding 11½/15 score. Three players finished a full point behind, with 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja getting the silver medal and Hikaru Nakamura taking the bronze. Vladislav Artemiev also collected 10½ points, but was left out of the podium.
This is Carlsen's 11th WC title in 10 years:
— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) December 28, 2019
Classical: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Blitz: 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018
Rapid: 2014, 2015 and 2019#rapidchess
Among the women, Lei Tingjie reached the final round a half point ahead of her compatriot Tan Zhongyi and a full point ahead of a five-player group. Lei Tingjie lost with Black against Ekaterina Atalik, allowing Humpy Koneru and Atalik herself to catch up on 9 out of 12 points. Although prize money was evenly distributed, a play-off took place to decide the champion between Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru. The Indian player lost game one, but bounced back and then won the Armageddon decider to take the title.
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Commentary by GM Leko, GM Miroschnichenko & WGM Skripchenko | FIDE Chess
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2886 | 11,5 | 128,5 |
| 2 |
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GM | Firouzja Alireza | 2614 | 10,5 | 130,0 |
| 3 |
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GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2819 | 10,5 | 125,5 |
| 4 |
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GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2756 | 10,5 | 120,5 |
| 5 |
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GM | Aronian Levon | 2784 | 10,0 | 130,5 |
| 6 |
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GM | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2755 | 10,0 | 128,5 |
| 7 |
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GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | 2751 | 10,0 | 128,5 |
| 8 |
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GM | Dubov Daniil | 2752 | 10,0 | 122,5 |
| 9 |
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GM | Korobov Anton | 2818 | 10,0 | 114,5 |
| 10 |
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GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2709 | 10,0 | 114,5 |
| 11 |
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GM | Yu Yangyi | 2747 | 10,0 | 114,5 |
| 12 |
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GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2752 | 9,5 | 133,5 |
| 13 |
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GM | Le Quang Liem | 2740 | 9,5 | 127,0 |
| 14 |
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GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2873 | 9,5 | 127,0 |
| 15 |
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GM | Smirin Ilia | 2584 | 9,5 | 126,5 |
| 16 |
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GM | Giri Anish | 2747 | 9,5 | 126,5 |
| 17 |
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GM | Melkumyan Hrant | 2631 | 9,5 | 126,0 |
| 18 |
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GM | Svidler Peter | 2738 | 9,5 | 126,0 |
| 19 |
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GM | Ponkratov Pavel | 2687 | 9,5 | 124,0 |
| 20 |
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GM | Motylev Alexander | 2703 | 9,5 | 123,0 |
| 21 |
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GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2808 | 9,5 | 122,5 |
| 22 |
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GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2603 | 9,5 | 119,0 |
| 23 |
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GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2768 | 9,5 | 117,5 |
| 24 |
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GM | Andreikin Dmitry | 2748 | 9,5 | 114,0 |
| 25 |
|
GM | Gelfand Boris | 2700 | 9,5 | 113,0 |
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Koneru Humpy | 2438 | 9,0 | 1 |
| 2 |
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GM | Lei Tingjie | 2498 | 9,0 | 2 |
| 3 |
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IM | Atalik Ekaterina | 2360 | 9,0 | 0 |
| 4 |
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WGM | Girya Olga | 2365 | 8,5 | 0 |
| 5 |
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GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2496 | 8,5 | 0 |
| 6 |
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GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2592 | 8,5 | 0 |
| 7 |
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GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2518 | 8,5 | 0 |
| 8 |
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WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2494 | 8,5 | 0 |
| 9 |
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IM | Bulmaga Irina | 2383 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 10 |
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IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2293 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 11 |
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GM | Lagno Kateryna | 2533 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 12 |
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GM | Danielian Elina | 2356 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 13 |
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GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2425 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 14 |
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GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2455 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 15 |
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WGM | Shuvalova Polina | 2370 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 16 |
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GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2538 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 17 |
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WGM | Voit Daria | 2344 | 8,0 | 0 |
| 18 |
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IM | Arabidze Meri | 2416 | 7,5 | 0 |
| 19 |
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WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2258 | 7,5 | 0 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | 2434 | 7,5 | 0 |
Alireza Firouzja becomes second Iranian sports figure in recent months to try renouncing citizenship over pressures on athletes to forego matches with Israeli competitorshttps://t.co/SyYoeDrn4M
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) 24. Dezember 2019
The 16-year-old Iranian Alireza Firouzja is in Moscow, despite a general prohibition from the Iranian association, which did not want its players competing against Israelis. Iran is also regional rivals with Saudi Arabia, however they did allow three female players to participate in Moscow — there are no Israelis among the women.
Firouzja now starts under "FIDE" flag, and he is reportedly striving to join another country's chess federation. The USA and France are under discussion — Firouzja currently lives in France.
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.
Magnus Carlsen | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Anna Muzychuk | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
No opening ceremony without a bit of music! | Foto: Eteri Kublashvili
Magnus Carlsen followed the action standing | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Because there are only 12 rounds in the women's tournament, there is no round at 16:00. Otherwise the schedule is the same for both tournaments (in UTC).
| Round | Date | Time (UTC) |
| 1 | Dec. 26 | 11.00 |
| 2 | 12.15 | |
| 3 | 13.30 | |
| 4 | 14.45 | |
| 5 | 16.00 (Open only) | |
| 6 | Dec. 27 | 12.00 |
| 7 | 12.15 | |
| 8 | 11.30 | |
| 9 | 14.45 | |
| 10 | 16.00 (Open only) | |
| 11 | Dec. 28 | 11.00 |
| 12 | 12.15 | |
| 13 | 13.30 | |
| 14 | 14.45 | |
| 15 | 16.00 (Open only) |
