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The Rapid World Championship is a 15 rounds Swiss event with a time-control 15 minutes+ 10 seconds additional time per move, starting from move 1. The event will be played on three days with five rounds each day. The total prize fund is 200,000 USD of which the winner will receive 40,000 USD.
Vassily Ivanchuk
With 8.0/10 Ivanchuk started day 3 as sole leader but at first had trouble to find his form. He started with a loss against Ian Nepomniachtchi and then played two draws in rounds 12 and 13.
But after winning a topsy-turvy game in round 14 against Vishy Anand he shared the lead with Alexander Grischuk, Shakriyar Mamedyarov, Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen. But Ivanchuk had the best tie-break and therefore "only" needed a win in the last round to become new World Rapid Champion.
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
1 | 10 |
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GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | UKR | 2771 | 10,0 | 2748 | 114,5 |
2 | 12 |
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GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2767 | 10,0 | 2735 | 112,0 |
3 | 5 |
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GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2805 | 10,0 | 2725 | 113,0 |
4 | 3 |
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GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2812 | 10,0 | 2709 | 107,0 |
5 | 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2906 | 10,0 | 2693 | 110,0 |
6 | 6 |
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GM | Dominguez Perez Leinier | CUB | 2803 | 9,5 | 2708 | 110,0 |
7 | 21 |
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GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2714 | 9,0 | 2754 | 118,5 |
8 | 11 |
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GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2770 | 9,0 | 2752 | 117,0 |
9 | 13 |
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GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2743 | 9,0 | 2718 | 108,5 |
10 | 62 |
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GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2605 | 9,0 | 2666 | 97,0 |
11 | 14 |
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GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2736 | 9,0 | 2656 | 102,5 |
12 | 26 |
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GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2699 | 9,0 | 2635 | 96,0 |
13 | 51 |
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GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2643 | 8,5 | 2756 | 109,5 |
14 | 47 |
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GM | Li Chao B | CHN | 2648 | 8,5 | 2740 | 110,5 |
15 | 7 |
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GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2802 | 8,5 | 2707 | 110,0 |
16 | 8 |
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GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2795 | 8,5 | 2689 | 103,5 |
17 | 33 |
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GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | VIE | 2685 | 8,5 | 2688 | 101,0 |
18 | 24 |
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GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 8,5 | 2671 | 102,5 |
19 | 27 |
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GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2699 | 8,5 | 2664 | 101,5 |
20 | 30 |
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GM | Amonatov Farrukh | TJK | 2693 | 8,5 | 2655 | 101,5 |
In round 15 Ivanchuk played Hrant Melkumyan and though the game had been balanced for a long time, Melkumyan finally went astray in an opposite-colored bishop ending and Ivanchuk pounced to win the game and the title.
Second place goes Alexander Grischuk, World Blitz Champion of 2006, 2012 and 2015, who had a strong finish. He started day 3 with two draws but then won his last three games against Farrukh Amonatov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Alexander Grischuk
Magnus Carlsen finished third though he started day 3 by losing a short and violent game with White against Anton Korobov. Shortly after the opening Carlsen miscalculated in a sharp position and that was all Korobov needed to win in a devastating attack.
Carlsen resigns
But Carlsen recovered and won his last four games. Particularly crucial was his game against Ian Nepomniachtchi in round 14. With 10.0/13 Nepomniachtchi led the field after 13 rounds but Carlsen slowly outplayed him with Black.
Magnus Carlsen
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
1 | 10 |
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GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | UKR | 2771 | 11,0 | 2747 | 129,0 |
2 | 12 |
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GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2767 | 11,0 | 2740 | 128,5 |
3 | 1 |
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GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2906 | 11,0 | 2701 | 127,5 |
4 | 5 |
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GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2805 | 10,0 | 2738 | 130,5 |
5 | 13 |
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GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2743 | 10,0 | 2724 | 122,5 |
6 | 3 |
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GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2812 | 10,0 | 2713 | 125,5 |
7 | 62 |
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GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2605 | 10,0 | 2669 | 112,0 |
8 | 51 |
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GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2643 | 9,5 | 2758 | 125,5 |
9 | 11 |
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GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2770 | 9,5 | 2749 | 133,0 |
10 | 6 |
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GM | Dominguez Perez Leinier | CUB | 2803 | 9,5 | 2711 | 127,5 |
11 | 33 |
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GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | VIE | 2685 | 9,5 | 2689 | 117,5 |
12 | 30 |
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GM | Amonatov Farrukh | TJK | 2693 | 9,5 | 2665 | 115,0 |
13 | 26 |
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GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2699 | 9,5 | 2645 | 112,5 |
14 | 21 |
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GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2714 | 9,0 | 2743 | 135,0 |
15 | 47 |
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GM | Li Chao B | CHN | 2648 | 9,0 | 2733 | 124,5 |
16 | 7 |
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GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2802 | 9,0 | 2707 | 126,5 |
17 | 27 |
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GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2699 | 9,0 | 2674 | 116,5 |
18 | 14 |
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GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2736 | 9,0 | 2664 | 121,0 |
19 | 4 |
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GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2806 | 9,0 | 2651 | 111,5 |
20 | 46 |
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GM | Volokitin Andrei | UKR | 2650 | 9,0 | 2627 | 112,0 |
21 | 54 |
|
GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | 2631 | 9,0 | 2618 | 109,0 |
22 | 49 |
|
GM | Banikas Hristos | GRE | 2647 | 9,0 | 2586 | 100,5 |
23 | 42 |
|
GM | Bu Xiangzhi | CHN | 2663 | 8,5 | 2732 | 117,5 |
24 | 39 |
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GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2671 | 8,5 | 2701 | 118,0 |
25 | 88 |
|
IM | Henriquez Villagra Cristobal | CHI | 2449 | 8,5 | 2692 | 113,0 |
26 | 8 |
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GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2795 | 8,5 | 2689 | 122,5 |
27 | 35 |
|
GM | Bortnyk Olexandr | UKR | 2678 | 8,5 | 2682 | 113,0 |
28 | 2 |
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GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2839 | 8,5 | 2674 | 116,0 |
29 | 24 |
|
GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 8,5 | 2672 | 120,5 |
30 | 38 |
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GM | Howell David W L | ENG | 2671 | 8,5 | 2661 | 114,0 |
...106 players
Source: chess-results.com
In the Women's Tournament things were much less exciting. Anna Muzychuk simply was too dominating. After starting with 7.0/8 she finished the tournament with a draw, a win and two more draws - and that was enough to win the tournament with 9.5/12, a clear point ahead of Alexandra Kosteniuk who finished with 8.5/12 and won silver. Bronze went to Nana Dzagnidze who finished with 8.0/12.
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
1 | 2 |
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GM | Muzychuk Anna | UKR | 2570 | 9,5 | 2491 |
2 | 3 |
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GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2553 | 8,5 | 2489 |
3 | 5 |
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GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2549 | 8,0 | 2455 |
4 | 21 |
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IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2386 | 7,5 | 2499 |
5 | 6 |
|
GM | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2542 | 7,5 | 2463 |
6 | 27 |
|
WGM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2323 | 7,5 | 2445 |
7 | 1 |
|
GM | Lagno Kateryna | RUS | 2594 | 7,0 | 2488 |
8 | 4 |
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GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2552 | 7,0 | 2449 |
9 | 28 |
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WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2321 | 7,0 | 2449 |
10 | 10 |
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GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2486 | 7,0 | 2419 |
11 | 12 |
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GM | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2479 | 7,0 | 2418 |
12 | 25 |
|
IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2357 | 6,5 | 2478 |
13 | 23 |
|
IM | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | VIE | 2365 | 6,5 | 2457 |
14 | 9 |
|
GM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2491 | 6,5 | 2440 |
15 | 8 |
|
GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2498 | 6,5 | 2440 |
16 | 14 |
|
GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2464 | 6,5 | 2405 |
17 | 13 |
|
WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | RUS | 2466 | 6,0 | 2475 |
18 | 17 |
|
IM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2417 | 6,0 | 2427 |
19 | 7 |
|
WGM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2501 | 6,0 | 2426 |
20 | 20 |
|
IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2395 | 6,0 | 2369 |
Tomorrow, December 29, the action will continue in Doha. With the first part of the 21-round World Blitz Championship. Start: 3 pm local time.