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World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2012 (Games and Results)
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2012
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 10th July 2012
Sergey Karjakin won the World Rapid Championship, can he win the Blitz? Here at Wijk aan Zee. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos | http://www.chessvista.com
The World Rapid and Blitz Championships takes place in Astana. Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, Vassily Ivanchuk, Teimour Radjabov, Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Boris Gelfand, Viktor Bologan etc 2nd-4th July sees qualifying competitions for those not yet invited. Rapid event 6th-8th July. Blitz 9th-10th July.
Sergey Karjakin scored 4.5/5 on the final day to win the World Rapid Chess Championship in Astana. The key moments occurred at the start of the day. Leader Carlsen beat tail-ender Ismagambetov but Karjakin also beat Ivanchuk who was trying to win an ending where he had a significant but probably not winning advantage and overstepped the time limit. The following round Ivanchuk surprised Carlsen with his opening choice and Carlsen almost immediately went wrong and lost. Carlsen then lost to Grischuk and Karjakin beat Kazhgaleyev. Karjakin's win with black against Svidler took him to the verge of the title and he drew the final round. Carlsen was lucky to survive against Topalov in the final round who missed a mating continuation on move 40.
The World Blitz Championship was won by Alexander Grischuk for the second time. He led almost throughout. Magnus Carlsen had some very weak moments but finished extremely strongly defeating Sergey Karjakin to overtake him for second place.
Games and results below.
World Rapid and Blitz Championships Pairings 2012 (Pairings)
The draw for the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships has taken place in Astana on July 5th 2012. The Rapid Championship takes place 6th-8th July (5 Rounds per day) and Blitz 9th-10th july 2012 (15 Rounds per day). July saw FIDE's new Rapid and Blitz ratings but most of the players including Magnus Carlsen don't have ratings so the conventional ratings have been used. Play starts at 10am each day BST 11am CET 3pm local time. Full pairings in the body of the article.
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2012 (Pairings)
Mark Crowther (Thu Jul 5 19:18:00 2012)
Boris Gelfand plays his first event since his World Championship Match against Anand. | http://www.russiachess.org
Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012 (Astana KAZ)
Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012 -
Official Site - Live
World Rapid Final (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games
World Blitz Final (16 players 30 Rds DRR Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
World Rapid Qual (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:15m+10spm)
World Blitz Qual (22 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:3m+2spm)
World Rapid Final (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games
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| World Rapid Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 15 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | + | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 13 | Karjakin, Sergey | GM | RUS | 2779 | 10 | 11.5 | 77.50 |
| 2 | 16 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2837 | 8 | 10.5 | 73.25 |
| 3 | 8 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2752 | 6 | 9.5 | 73.00 |
| 4 | 12 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2726 | 8 | 9.5 | 64.50 |
| 5 | 7 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2763 | 7 | 9.0 | 61.00 |
| 6 | 4 | Gelfand, Boris | GM | ISR | 2724 | 5 | 8.0 | 56.50 |
| 7 | 14 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | GM | UKR | 2769 | 5 | 7.5 | 52.75 |
| 8 | 2 | Svidler, Peter | GM | RUS | 2749 | 4 | 7.5 | 53.25 |
| 9 | 15 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | AZE | 2788 | 4 | 7.5 | 51.25 |
| 10 | 11 | Dreev, Aleksey | GM | RUS | 2677 | 4 | 7.0 | 46.50 |
| 11 | 9 | Morozevich, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2770 | 3 | 6.5 | 44.25 |
| 12 | 10 | Bologan, Viktor | GM | MDA | 2732 | 4 | 6.0 | 37.75 |
| 13 | 3 | Kurnosov, Igor | GM | RUS | 2605 | 3 | 6.0 | 41.00 |
| 14 | 1 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | GM | KAZ | 2537 | 4 | 6.0 | 40.75 |
| 15 | 5 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | GM | FRA | 2644 | 1 | 4.5 | 34.75 |
| 16 | 6 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | GM | KAZ | 2491 | 2 | 3.5 | 23.50 |
| 16 players | ||||||||
World Blitz Final (16 players 30 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
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| World Blitz Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 30 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | + | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2763 | 15 | 20.0 | 288.75 |
| 2 | 10 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2837 | 16 | 19.5 | 280.25 |
| 3 | 5 | Karjakin, Sergey | GM | RUS | 2779 | 13 | 18.5 | 259.25 |
| 4 | 16 | Morozevich, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2770 | 13 | 17.5 | 252.00 |
| 5 | 7 | Andreikin, Dmitry | GM | RUS | 2700 | 12 | 17.0 | 257.25 |
| 6 | 3 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | AZE | 2788 | 12 | 17.0 | 231.25 |
| 7 | 1 | Le, Quang Liem | GM | VIE | 2693 | 14 | 16.5 | 224.50 |
| 8 | 12 | Svidler, Peter | GM | RUS | 2749 | 10 | 15.0 | 226.00 |
| 9 | 11 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | GM | UKR | 2769 | 13 | 15.0 | 207.00 |
| 10 | 6 | Gelfand, Boris | GM | ISR | 2738 | 10 | 13.5 | 195.25 |
| 11 | 14 | Chadaev, Nikolai | GM | RUS | 2580 | 10 | 13.5 | 192.75 |
| 12 | 9 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2726 | 9 | 13.0 | 178.50 |
| 13 | 15 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2752 | 6 | 13.0 | 194.25 |
| 14 | 8 | Jumabayev, Rinat | GM | KAZ | 2561 | 8 | 12.0 | 178.00 |
| 15 | 13 | Bologan, Viktor | GM | MDA | 2732 | 10 | 11.0 | 158.00 |
| 16 | 4 | Kotsur, Pavel | GM | KAZ | 2571 | 5 | 8.0 | 116.50 |
| 16 players | ||||||||
World Rapid Qual (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 15m+10spm)
| World Rapid Qual Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 8 | Kurnosov, Igor | RUS | 2663 | 6.5 | 37 | 46.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Dreev, Alexey | RUS | 2677 | 6 | 38 | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | FRA | 2644 | 6 | 37.5 | 47 |
| 4 | 1 | Andreikin, Dmitry | RUS | 2700 | 6 | 36 | 46 |
| 5 | 2 | Moiseenko, Alexander | UKR | 2706 | 6 | 35.5 | 46 |
| 6 | 3 | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2693 | 5.5 | 33 | 42.5 |
| 7 | 15 | Kuderinov, Kirill | KAZ | 2484 | 5.5 | 33 | 42.5 |
| 8 | 11 | Gagunashvili, Merab | GEO | 2578 | 5 | 38 | 45.5 |
| 9 | 10 | Chadaev, Nikolai | RUS | 2580 | 5 | 37 | 47 |
| 10 | 12 | Filippov, Anton | UZB | 2612 | 5 | 32.5 | 41.5 |
| 11 | 7 | Kotsur, Pavel | KAZ | 2548 | 5 | 30.5 | 39.5 |
| 12 | 9 | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | BLR | 2602 | 4.5 | 33 | 40.5 |
| 13 | 16 | Iuldachev, Saidali | UZB | 2495 | 4.5 | 32 | 39 |
| 14 | 14 | Neverov, Valeriy | UKR | 2502 | 4.5 | 31 | 40 |
| 15 | 6 | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2525 | 4.5 | 29 | 38 |
| 16 | 18 | Rychagov, Andrey | RUS | 2517 | 4 | 34 | 43.5 |
| 17 | 22 | Saduakassova, Dinara | KAZ | 2216 | 4 | 27 | 34 |
| 18 | 13 | Papin, Vasily | RUS | 2570 | 3.5 | 31 | 40 |
| 19 | 20 | Akkozov, Berik | KAZ | 2401 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 35 |
| 20 | 19 | Mankeyev, Rauan | KAZ | 2333 | 3.5 | 26 | 33 |
| 21 | 17 | Khusnutdinov, Rustam | KAZ | 2503 | 3 | 30 | 37 |
| 22 | 21 | Igambergenov, Alibek | KAZ | 2272 | 3 | 26.5 | 33 |
| 23 | 24 | Akhmetov, Ayan | KAZ | 2286 | 3 | 26 | 32 |
| 24 | 23 | Minko, Vladimir | RUS | 2254 | 1 | 26 | 34 |
| 24 players | |||||||
World Blitz Qual (22 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 3m+2spm)
| World Blitz Qual Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 22 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | Andreikin, Dmitry | GM | 2700 | RUS | 16.5 | 247.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Le, Quang Liem | GM | 2693 | VIE | 14.5 | 251.0 |
| 3 | 10 | Chadaev, Nikolai | GM | 2605 | RUS | 14.0 | 244.0 |
| 4 | 8 | Sadvakasov, Darmen | GM | 2629 | KAZ | 13.5 | 241.0 |
| 5 | 1 | Moiseenko, Alexander | GM | 2707 | UKR | 13.0 | 253.0 |
| 6 | 4 | Dreev, Aleksey | GM | 2677 | RUS | 13.0 | 237.5 |
| 7 | 6 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | GM | 2644 | FRA | 12.5 | 245.0 |
| 8 | 13 | Gagunashvili, Merab | GM | 2578 | GEO | 12.5 | 242.0 |
| 9 | 5 | Kurnosov, Igor | GM | 2663 | RUS | 12.0 | 238.5 |
| 10 | 15 | Khusnutdinov, Rustam | GM | 2530 | KAZ | 12,0 | 226,5 |
| 11 | 9 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | GM | 2607 | KAZ | 11.5 | 245.5 |
| 12 | 11 | Aleksandrov, Aleksei | GM | 2602 | BLR | 11.5 | 236.5 |
| 13 | 12 | Papin, Vasily | GM | 2595 | RUS | 11.5 | 227.0 |
| 14 | 22 | Egorov, Evgeny | IM | 2339 | KAZ | 11.5 | 209.0 |
| 15 | 16 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | GM | 2508 | KAZ | 11.5 | 199.0 |
| 16 | 17 | Kuderinov, Kirill | IM | 2503 | KAZ | 10.5 | 236.5 |
| 17 | 7 | Filippov, Anton | GM | 2639 | UZB | 10.5 | 229.0 |
| 18 | 19 | Iuldachev, Saidali | GM | 2459 | UZB | 10.5 | 220.0 |
| 19 | 25 | Igambergenov, Alibek | CM | 2272 | KAZ | 10.0 | 206.0 |
| 20 | 14 | Rychagov, Andrey | GM | 2566 | RUS | 10.0 | 193.0 |
| 21 | 28 | Akhmetov, Ayan | 2165 | KAZ | 9.5 | 207.5 | |
| 22 | 27 | Saduakassova, Dinara | WIM | 2216 | KAZ | 9.5 | 178.5 |
| 23 | 26 | Minko, Vladimir | 2268 | RUS | 9.0 | 192.0 | |
| 24 | 21 | Akkozov, Berik | FM | 2358 | KAZ | 9.0 | 187.0 |
| 25 | 24 | Mankeyev, Rauan | FM | 2333 | KAZ | 8.5 | 201.5 |
| 26 | 18 | Neverov, Valeriy | GM | 2502 | UKR | 8.5 | 190.5 |
| 27 | 20 | Alaguzov, Maxat | 2415 | KAZ | 6.5 | 184.0 | |
| 28 | 23 | Von Gleich, Alexander | 2334 | GER | 5.0 | 174.0 | |
| 28 players | |||||||
