Cuban wins World Blitz Championship
The fast rising Leinier Perez Dominguez of Cuba won the World Blitz Chess Championship held at Almaty, Kazakhstan. Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine won the second prize while Peter Svidler took the third place.
Dominguez Perez proved that the classical ratings are not all that critical by finishing ahead of Morozevich (2787) and Ivanchuk (2786). Judit Polgar of Hungary finished a shocking 16th and last with a performance that even a player rated 2428 should be able to manage.
Check out this lucky win on time when the position was roughly equal. Both the players made mistakes during the time scramble.
Final Standings
Dominguez Perez 11.5
Ivanchuk 11
Sviler, Grishchuk 10
Mamedyarov, Radjabov 9.5
Kazhgaleyev 8
Morozevich 7.5
Kamsky, Gelfand 7
Tkachiev, Rublevsky 6.5
Vaganian 5.5
Bassem 4.5
Sasikiran 3.5
Polgar 2.5
Dominguez Perez proved that the classical ratings are not all that critical by finishing ahead of Morozevich (2787) and Ivanchuk (2786). Judit Polgar of Hungary finished a shocking 16th and last with a performance that even a player rated 2428 should be able to manage.
Check out this lucky win on time when the position was roughly equal. Both the players made mistakes during the time scramble.
Final Standings
Dominguez Perez 11.5
Ivanchuk 11
Sviler, Grishchuk 10
Mamedyarov, Radjabov 9.5
Kazhgaleyev 8
Morozevich 7.5
Kamsky, Gelfand 7
Tkachiev, Rublevsky 6.5
Vaganian 5.5
Bassem 4.5
Sasikiran 3.5
Polgar 2.5
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