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2019 GCT Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz- Magnus Carlsen Wins Title

6 years ago

At the end of another exciting day of chess, Magnus Carlsen was crowned the winner of the 2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz. Despite starting the day under the weather, he scored 5.5 points in the final 9 blitz games, netting an impressive 27 total points. This surpassed his 26.5 point record from the Cote D’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz earlier this year.

Final Standings at the 2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz

“It’s a big deal for me to have a good performance here. I haven’t played so well in rapid and blitz lately, and I think with this result, I showed I’m still the man to beat,” said Carlsen. Across the entire event, Carlsen just lost two games; both in the blitz portion to Ding Liren.

Magnus Carlsen receiving the Champion’s Trophy (Photo by Lennart Ootes)

 

World Blitz #1 Hikaru Nakamura maintained his ranking on top of the rating list with a solid performance today. He scored 5.5/9 points and finished in clear second place with 23 total points. Nakamura did not lose a single game in the 18 rounds of blitz. His only loss was to Carlsen in round 4 of the rapid portion.

Nakamura proved why he’s still the top rated blitz player in the world and takes home $25,000 for his efforts.

After another roller coaster day for Vishy Anand, his hopes of qualifying for the GCT Finals came to an end. He fell just short of earning the 5 GCT points needed to pass Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the GCT Standings. Despite winning some games early in the day, Anand suffered a few heartbreaking losses. In round 15 of blitz, he ran out of time with a winning position against Anish Giri. In the penultimate round, he lost to Magnus Carlsen in a chaotic game that could have gone either way.

Viswanathan Anand

The four GCT finalists will be Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Ding Liren (China), Levon Aronian (Armenia), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France). The GCT Finals will commence in just 6 days in London.

 

 

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