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The first time in Kazakhstan – World Blitz Championship
16 notable players such as Ivanchuk and Nakamura.
Quoting the press release. Who can spot the most errors?
16 notable players such as Ivanchuk and Nakamura.
Quoting the press release. Who can spot the most errors?
From the history:
The idea to discover the greatest world chess-player in blitz attracted organizators of great chess tournaments long time ago. Unofficial “kings of blitz” were Miguel Nidorf (Argentina), David Bronshtain, Leonid Shtain, Michail Tal (all from USSR) and some other outstanding grand masters until the moment, when world championships began to conduct. The first unofficial world championship, where the strongest grand masters had played, was hold in the Yugoslavian city Hercog-Novi in 1970. Legendary Robert James Fisher won among 12 competitors, Michail Tal was the second, Victor Korchnoy – the third. But, you know, the tournament was unofficial. Then it was hold a lot of blitz-tournaments, which was date for the ending of official international classical chess competitions. The most outstanding of them: Bugoino (Yugoslavia, 1978, the first place – Anatoliy Karpov), Nikshich (Yugoslavia, 1983, the first place – Harry Kasparov).
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) decided to discover the strongest blitz-player in the world in 1988. It was convenient that in this time there was the ending of classical chess championship in Canadian city St. Jhon, where all great chess-players took part. Harry Kasparov and Anatoliy Karpov especially came to Canada to play in the first world championship. The championship was conducted by Olympic system and there were a lot of surprises. Avowed favorites Kasparov and Karpov were out even until semifinals, Michail Tal and Rafael Vaganian (both from USSR) played in the final. “Wizard from Riga” Tal dominated in their duel and won before the appointed time – 3,5-0,5. So, classical chess ex world champion Michail Tal became the first blitz world champion.
The idea to discover the greatest world chess-player in blitz attracted organizators of great chess tournaments long time ago. Unofficial “kings of blitz” were Miguel Nidorf (Argentina), David Bronshtain, Leonid Shtain, Michail Tal (all from USSR) and some other outstanding grand masters until the moment, when world championships began to conduct. The first unofficial world championship, where the strongest grand masters had played, was hold in the Yugoslavian city Hercog-Novi in 1970. Legendary Robert James Fisher won among 12 competitors, Michail Tal was the second, Victor Korchnoy – the third. But, you know, the tournament was unofficial. Then it was hold a lot of blitz-tournaments, which was date for the ending of official international classical chess competitions. The most outstanding of them: Bugoino (Yugoslavia, 1978, the first place – Anatoliy Karpov), Nikshich (Yugoslavia, 1983, the first place – Harry Kasparov).
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) decided to discover the strongest blitz-player in the world in 1988. It was convenient that in this time there was the ending of classical chess championship in Canadian city St. Jhon, where all great chess-players took part. Harry Kasparov and Anatoliy Karpov especially came to Canada to play in the first world championship. The championship was conducted by Olympic system and there were a lot of surprises. Avowed favorites Kasparov and Karpov were out even until semifinals, Michail Tal and Rafael Vaganian (both from USSR) played in the final. “Wizard from Riga” Tal dominated in their duel and won before the appointed time – 3,5-0,5. So, classical chess ex world champion Michail Tal became the first blitz world champion.