TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2012 (Pairings)
World Rapid and Blitz Championships Pairings 2012
Mark Crowther - Thursday 5th July 2012
Boris Gelfand plays his first event since his World Championship Match against Anand. | http://www.russiachess.org
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.
If the pairings table seems too wide then the new syle sheet I had to produce hasn't been loaded by your computer. Information on the draw came from a ChessVibes report on the opening ceremony.
| World Rapid Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Player List |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Elo | FIDE Id |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2837 | 1503014 |
| 2 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | AZE | 2788 | 13400924 |
| 3 | Karjakin, Sergey | GM | RUS | 2779 | 14109603 |
| 4 | Morozevich, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2770 | 4116992 |
| 5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | GM | UKR | 2769 | 14100010 |
| 6 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2763 | 4126025 |
| 7 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2752 | 2900084 |
| 8 | Svidler, Peter | GM | RUS | 2749 | 4102142 |
| 9 | Gelfand, Boris | GM | ISR | 2738 | 2805677 |
| 10 | Bologan, Viktor | GM | MDA | 2732 | 13900048 |
| 11 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2726 | 13401319 |
| 12 | Dreev, Aleksey | GM | RUS | 2677 | 4100107 |
| 13 | Kurnosov, Igor | GM | RUS | 2663 | 4142527 |
| 14 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | GM | FRA | 2644 | 618438 |
| 15 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | GM | KAZ | 2589 | 13700316 |
| 16 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | GM | KAZ | 2471 | 13701525 |
| World Rapid Championship Pairings 6th-8th July 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 | Kazhgaleyev-Carlsen | Svidler-Radjabov | Kurnosov-Ivanchuk | Gelfand-Karjakin | Tkachiev-Mamedyarov | Ismagambetov-Dreev | Grischuk-Bologan | Topalov-Morozevich |
| 2 | Carlsen-Morozevich | Bologan-Topalov | Dreev-Grischuk | Mamedyarov-Ismagambetov | Karjakin-Tkachiev | Ivanchuk-Gelfand | Radjabov-Kurnosov | Kazhgaleyev-Svidler |
| 3 | Svidler-Carlsen | Kurnosov-Kazhgaleyev | Gelfand-Radjabov | Tkachiev-Ivanchuk | Ismagambetov-Karjakin | Grischuk-Mamedyarov | Topalov-Dreev | Morozevich-Bologan |
| 4 | Carlsen-Bologan | Dreev-Morozevich | Mamedyarov-Topalov | Karjakin-Grischuk | Ivanchuk-Ismagambetov | Radjabov-Tkachiev | Kazhgaleyev-Gelfand | Svidler-Kurnosov |
| 5 | Kurnosov-Carlsen | Gelfand-Svidler | Tkachiev-Kazhgaleyev | Ismagambetov-Radjabov | Grischuk-Ivanchuk | Topalov-Karjakin | Morozevich-Mamedyarov | Bologan-Dreev |
| 6 | Carlsen-Dreev | Mamedyarov-Bologan | Karjakin-Morozevich | Ivanchuk-Topalov | Radjabov-Grischuk | Kazhgaleyev-Ismagambetov | Svidler-Tkachiev | Kurnosov-Gelfand |
| 7 | Gelfand-Carlsen | Tkachiev-Kurnosov | Ismagambetov-Svidler | Grischuk-Kazhgaleyev | Topalov-Radjabov | Morozevich-Ivanchuk | Bologan-Karjakin | Dreev-Mamedyarov |
| 8 | Carlsen-Mamedyarov | Karjakin-Dreev | Ivanchuk-Bologan | Radjabov-Morozevich | Kazhgaleyev-Topalov | Svidler-Grischuk | Kurnosov-Ismagambetov | Gelfand-Tkachiev |
| 9 | Tkachiev-Carlsen | Ismagambetov-Gelfand | Grischuk-Kurnosov | Topalov-Svidler | Morozevich-Kazhgaleyev | Bologan-Radjabov | Dreev-Ivanchuk | Mamedyarov-Karjakin |
| 10 | Carlsen-Karjakin | Ivanchuk-Mamedyarov | Radjabov-Dreev | Kazhgaleyev-Bologan | Svidler-Morozevich | Kurnosov-Topalov | Gelfand-Grischuk | Tkachiev-Ismagambetov |
| 11 | Ismagambetov-Carlsen | Grischuk-Tkachiev | Topalov-Gelfand | Morozevich-Kurnosov | Bologan-Svidler | Dreev-Kazhgaleyev | Mamedyarov-Radjabov | Karjakin-Ivanchuk |
| 12 | Carlsen-Ivanchuk | Radjabov-Karjakin | Kazhgaleyev-Mamedyarov | Svidler-Dreev | Kurnosov-Bologan | Gelfand-Morozevich | Tkachiev-Topalov | Ismagambetov-Grischuk |
| 13 | Grischuk-Carlsen | Topalov-Ismagambetov | Morozevich-Tkachiev | Bologan-Gelfand | Dreev-Kurnosov | Mamedyarov-Svidler | Karjakin-Kazhgaleyev | Ivanchuk-Radjabov |
| 14 | Carlsen-Radjabov | Kazhgaleyev-Ivanchuk | Svidler-Karjakin | Kurnosov-Mamedyarov | Gelfand-Dreev | Tkachiev-Bologan | Ismagambetov-Morozevich | Grischuk-Topalov |
| 15 | Topalov-Carlsen | Morozevich-Grischuk | Bologan-Ismagambetov | Dreev-Tkachiev | Mamedyarov-Gelfand | Karjakin-Kurnosov | Ivanchuk-Svidler | Radjabov-Kazhgaleyev |
| World Blitz Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Player List |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Elo | FIDE Id |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2837 | 1503014 |
| 2 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | AZE | 2788 | 13400924 |
| 3 | Karjakin, Sergey | GM | RUS | 2779 | 14109603 |
| 4 | Morozevich, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2770 | 4116992 |
| 5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | GM | UKR | 2769 | 14100010 |
| 6 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2763 | 4126025 |
| 7 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2752 | 2900084 |
| 8 | Svidler, Peter | GM | RUS | 2749 | 4102142 |
| 9 | Gelfand, Boris | GM | ISR | 2738 | 2805677 |
| 10 | Bologan, Viktor | GM | MDA | 2732 | 13900048 |
| 11 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2726 | 13401319 |
| 12 | Andreikin, Dmitry | GM | RUS | 2700 | 4158814 |
| 13 | Le, Quang Liem | GM | VIE | 2693 | 12401137 |
| 14 | Chadaev, Nikolai | GM | RUS | 2580 | 4167392 |
| 15 | Kotsur, Pavel | GM | KAZ | 2548 | 13700278 |
| 16 | Jumabayev, Rinat | GM | KAZ | 2525 | 13702661 |
| World Blitz Championship Pairings 9th-10th July 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 | Le-Morozevich | Grischuk-Topalov | Radjabov-Chadaev | Kotsur-Bologan | Karjakin-Svidler | Gelfand-Ivanchuk | Andreikin-Carlsen | Jumabayev-Mamedyarov |
| 2 | Morozevich-Mamedyarov | Carlsen-Jumabayev | Ivanchuk-Andreikin | Svidler-Gelfand | Bologan-Karjakin | Chadaev-Kotsur | Topalov-Radjabov | Le-Grischuk |
| 3 | Grischuk-Morozevich | Radjabov-Le | Kotsur-Topalov | Karjakin-Chadaev | Gelfand-Bologan | Andreikin-Svidler | Jumabayev-Ivanchuk | Mamedyarov-Carlsen |
| 4 | Morozevich-Carlsen | Ivanchuk-Mamedyarov | Svidler-Jumabayev | Bologan-Andreikin | Chadaev-Gelfand | Topalov-Karjakin | Le-Kotsur | Grischuk-Radjabov |
| 5 | Radjabov-Morozevich | Kotsur-Grischuk | Karjakin-Le | Gelfand-Topalov | Andreikin-Chadaev | Jumabayev-Bologan | Mamedyarov-Svidler | Carlsen-Ivanchuk |
| 6 | Morozevich-Ivanchuk | Svidler-Carlsen | Bologan-Mamedyarov | Chadaev-Jumabayev | Topalov-Andreikin | Le-Gelfand | Grischuk-Karjakin | Radjabov-Kotsur |
| 7 | Kotsur-Morozevich | Karjakin-Radjabov | Gelfand-Grischuk | Andreikin-Le | Jumabayev-Topalov | Mamedyarov-Chadaev | Carlsen-Bologan | Ivanchuk-Svidler |
| 8 | Morozevich-Svidler | Bologan-Ivanchuk | Chadaev-Carlsen | Topalov-Mamedyarov | Le-Jumabayev | Grischuk-Andreikin | Radjabov-Gelfand | Kotsur-Karjakin |
| 9 | Karjakin-Morozevich | Gelfand-Kotsur | Andreikin-Radjabov | Jumabayev-Grischuk | Mamedyarov-Le | Carlsen-Topalov | Ivanchuk-Chadaev | Svidler-Bologan |
| 10 | Morozevich-Bologan | Chadaev-Svidler | Topalov-Ivanchuk | Le-Carlsen | Grischuk-Mamedyarov | Radjabov-Jumabayev | Kotsur-Andreikin | Karjakin-Gelfand |
| 11 | Gelfand-Morozevich | Andreikin-Karjakin | Jumabayev-Kotsur | Mamedyarov-Radjabov | Carlsen-Grischuk | Ivanchuk-Le | Svidler-Topalov | Bologan-Chadaev |
| 12 | Morozevich-Chadaev | Topalov-Bologan | Le-Svidler | Grischuk-Ivanchuk | Radjabov-Carlsen | Kotsur-Mamedyarov | Karjakin-Jumabayev | Gelfand-Andreikin |
| 13 | Andreikin-Morozevich | Jumabayev-Gelfand | Mamedyarov-Karjakin | Carlsen-Kotsur | Ivanchuk-Radjabov | Svidler-Grischuk | Bologan-Le | Chadaev-Topalov |
| 14 | Morozevich-Topalov | Le-Chadaev | Grischuk-Bologan | Radjabov-Svidler | Kotsur-Ivanchuk | Karjakin-Carlsen | Gelfand-Mamedyarov | Andreikin-Jumabayev |
| 15 | Jumabayev-Morozevich | Mamedyarov-Andreikin | Carlsen-Gelfand | Ivanchuk-Karjakin | Svidler-Kotsur | Bologan-Radjabov | Chadaev-Grischuk | Topalov-Le |
