2022 – FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2022

Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva win the World Blitz Chess Championships

Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva win the World Blitz Chess Championships Magnus Carlsen clinched his second gold in Almaty after winning both the Rapid and the Blitz. Carlsen won the World Blitz Championship with 16/21. Kazakh player Bibisara Assaubayeva took her second consecutive gold in the Women’s World Blitz with 13/17 The World Blitz Chess […]

FINAL DAY BLITZ

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Nakamura’s moment

Nakamura’s moment Hikaru Nakamura is a point ahead of everyone else after the first day of the blitz in the Open tournament. In the Women’s event, Shuvalova and Gunina are tied for first place The World Blitz Chess Championship got underway today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the sound of chess clocks ticking quickly throughout the […]

DAY 1 BLITZ

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FINAL DAY RAPID

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Magnus Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi are the World Champions in Rapid

Magnus Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi are the World Champions in Rapid The World Rapid Chess Championships concluded with another world title for Carlsen. Tan Zhongyi is first among women after winning a tiebreaker. After three days of play, the World Rapid Chess Championships ended in Almaty. Following 13 rounds in the Open section, Magnus Carlsen […]

Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi in the lead ahead of the final day of the World Rapid

Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi in the lead ahead of the final day of the World Rapid Reigning World Champion in classical chess Magnus Carlsen is on track for another crown, as Tan Zhonyi comes on top of a three-way tie for first place in the Women’s Rapid The second day of the World Rapid and […]