World Blitz - Moscow

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  • World Blitz - Moscow

    The 2009 World Blitz championship has just ended in Moscow. It featured 22 GM's in a 42-game double-round-robin event.

    http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnew...rld-blitz-2009

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    World Blitz Moscow (RUS), 16-18 xi 2009 cat. XIX (2719) 
    1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801 31.0 
    2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788 28.0 
    3. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2723 25.0 
    4. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 24.5 
    5. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2736 23.5 
    6. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739 23.5 
    7. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754 23.5 
    8. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752 22.0 
    9. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2719 22.0 
    10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750 21.5 
    11. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2758 21.5 
    12. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786 21.0 
    13. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2719 20.0 
    14. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2634 20.0 
    15. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739 19.5 
    16. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2619 19.0 
    17. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758 18.5 
    18. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2736 17.5 
    19. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2680 17.0 
    20. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2642 16.0 
    21. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2689 15.0 
    22. Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2517 12.5

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    Re: World Blitz - Moscow

    A few interesting observations. Carlsen beat the next 4 with 2-0 = dominance (and he's still only 18!) A surprise to me because I though Anand was the best blitz player in the world. Karpov did amazingly well (at age 58) with many draws and only two 0-2 matches. The blitz "specialists" Griszchuk and Tkachiev didnt do as well as they or I thought they might but a hugely strong field and a real marathon of 42 games! I was also impressed by Kosteniuk beating Carlsen. All round a wonderful show! and I hope its done again in this classy manner. A real crowd pleaser and I noticed young American GM Ray Robson watching.

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    • #3
      Re: World Blitz - Moscow

      We are running out of superlatives for Carlsen. What a great time for chess! The coolest thing I noted from Kasparov's comments about his collaboration with Magnus is that he considers their styles to be so different, and that was good! I believe he even referred to a Karpov style.

      All this before Carlsen is legal drinking age! He celebrated his 15th and 17th birthdays with us in Khanty Mansiysk. He doesn`t need the World Cup in the next cycle.

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      • #4
        Re: World Blitz - Moscow

        Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
        A real crowd pleaser

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        • #5
          Re: World Blitz - Moscow

          The Super-Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has got a door opened to his World Chess Championship Crown's claim!
          :)

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          • #6
            Re: World Blitz - Moscow

            Originally posted by Hal Bond View Post
            All this before Carlsen is legal drinking age! He celebrated his 15th and 17th birthdays with us in Khanty Mansiysk. He doesn`t need the World Cup in the next cycle.
            Carlsen was born on Nov 30, 1990.

            There is no "legal drinking age" in Norway, though you have to be 18 to purchase lower alcohol drinks (under 22% ABV), and 20 for higher alcohol drinks (over 22% ABV). The drinking age is often erroneously perceived by the public as being 18, even though minors consuming alcohol are never held criminally responsible.

            Just splitting hairs, as usual.

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