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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Congratulations to Alexander Grischuk for Becoming World Blitz Chess Champion 2012

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

This is a great double for Russia as Alexander Grischuk becomes the World Blitz Chess Champion 2012 today in Astana, Kazakhstan. He played some solid chess by taking a one point lead on the first day of play and keeping the tempo by finally winning today - half a point ahead of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen went in for an inspired performance by winning all his eight last games today, but it was still half-a-point shy of Grischuk's early lead. World Rapid Chess Champion Sergey Karjakin was right behind the duo at third place. Carlsen is runners-up in both the World Blitz and World Rapid now.



Final Standings


Title Name Fed. FIDE Total
1 GM Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2763 20.0
2 GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2837 19.5
3 GM Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2779 18.5
4 GM Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2770 17.5
5 GM Andreikin, Dmitry RUS 2700 17.0
6 GM Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2788 17.0
7 GM Le, Quang Liem VIE 2693 16.5
8 GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2749 15.0
9 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2769 15.0
10 GM Gelfand, Boris ISR 2738 13.5
11 GM Chadaev, Nikolai RUS 2580 13.5
12 GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2726 13.0
13 GM Topalov, Veselin BUL 2752 13.0
14 GM Jumabayev, Rinat KAZ 2561 12.0
15 GM Bologan, Viktor MDA 2732 11.0
16 GM Kotsur, Pavel KAZ 2571 8.0


The results of the second day's games:
Day 2

Round 30
Andreikin, Dmitry - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Grischuk, Alexander - Chadaev, Nikolai ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Kotsur, Pavel - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Le, Quang Liem - Topalov, Veselin 0-1
Morozevich, Alexander - Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0
Radjabov, Teimour - Bologan, Viktor 1-0

Round 29
Bologan, Viktor - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Chadaev, Nikolai - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kotsur, Pavel 1-0
Jumabayev, Rinat- Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar- Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0
Topalov, Veselin - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0

Round 28 
Gelfand, Boris - Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 0-1
Karjakin, Sergey - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Kotsur, Pavel - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Le, Quang Liem - Bologan, Viktor 0-1
Morozevich, Alexander - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1
Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0

Round 27 
Andreikin, Dmitry - Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Bologan, Viktor - Topalov, Veselin 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0
Chadaev, Nikolai - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Jumabayev, Rinat- Karjakin, Sergey 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Kotsur, Pavel 1-0
Svidler, Peter - Le, Quang Liem 0-1

Round 26
Chadaev, Nikolai - Bologan, Viktor 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Karjakin, Sergey - Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0
Kotsur, Pavel - Jumabayev, Rinat ½-½
Le, Quang Liem - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0Morozevich, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1-0
Radjabov, Teimour - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½
Topalov, Veselin - Svidler, Peter 1-0

Round 25
Andreikin, Dmitry - Kotsur, Pavel ½-½
Bologan, Viktor - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus - Le, Quang Liem 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 1-0
Jumabayev, Rinat - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Chadaev, Nikolai 1-0

Round 24
Bologan, Viktor - Svidler, Peter 0-1
Chadaev, Nikolai - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0Kotsur, Pavel - Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Le, Quang Liem - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½
Topalov, Veselin - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1

Round 23
Andreikin, Dmitry - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus - Chadaev, Nikolai 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bologan, Viktor 1-0
Jumabayev, Rinat - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
Karjakin, Sergey - Kotsur, Pavel 1-0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Topalov, Veselin 1-0
Svidler, Peter Morozevich, Alexander 0-1

Round 22
Bologan, Viktor - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
Chadaev, Nikolai - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1-0
Le, Quang Liem - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Kotsur, Pavel 1-0
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Topalov, Veselin - Jumabayev, Rinat ½-½

Round 21
Andreikin, Dmitry - Topalov, Veselin 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Svidler, Peter 0-1
Gelfand, Boris - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Jumabayev, Rinat - Chadaev, Nikolai 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
Kotsur, Pavel - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Bologan, Viktor 1-0

Round 20 
Bologan, Viktor - Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0
Chadaev, Nikolai - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1
Grischuk, Alexander - Kotsur, Pavel ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Le, Quang Liem - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½
Topalov, Veselin - Gelfand, Boris 1-0

Round 19
Andreikin, Dmitry - Bologan, Viktor 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Gelfand, Boris Chadaev, Nikolai 1-0
Jumabayev, Rinat - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin ½-½
Kotsur, Pavel - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1
Radjabov, Teimour Grischuk, Alexander ½-½

Round 18
Bologan, Viktor - Gelfand, Boris 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Chadaev, Nikolai - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Jumabayev, Rinat ½-½
Le, Quang Liem - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½
Topalov, Veselin - Kotsur, Pavel 1-0

Round 17
Andreikin, Dmitry - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Svidler, Peter ½-½
Grischuk, Alexander - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
Jumabayev, Rinat - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Karjakin, Sergey - Bologan, Viktor ½-½
Kotsur, Pavel - Chadaev, Nikolai ½-½
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin ½-½


Round 16
Bologan, Viktor - Kotsur, Pavel 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½
Chadaev, Nikolai - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Le, Quang Liem 1-0
Svidler, Peter - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1
Topalov, Veselin - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½

The prize-giving ceremony takes place in Astana in the evening on Tuesday.
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