Congratulations to Alexander Grischuk for Becoming World Blitz Chess Champion 2012

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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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