Carlsen leads World Blitz Chess after the Second day
My apologies. It seems that the World Blitz Championship is of 42 gruelling rounds and the title has not yet been won.
Carlsen leads with 14(!) more rounds to go.
Anand was leading at the end of the first third section with an amazing 12/14 without losses.
Veteran Karpov is 9th. Karpov was ranked 4th at the end of the first half. Judit Polgar is 19th and defending champion Dominguez stands 14th, two places ahead of another traditional favorite Ivanchuk.
Top Ten Standings after Round 28
1 19 GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2801 21.0
2 20 GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2788 20.0
3 16 GM Karjakin, Sergey UKR 2723 18.5
4 5 GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2772 16.5
5 10 GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2754 16.5
6 11 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2739 16.0
7 12 GM Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2736 16.0
8 1 GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2786 14.5
9 17 GM Karpov, Anatoly RUS 2619 14.0
10 9 GM Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2750 13.5
Carlsen leads with 14(!) more rounds to go.
Anand was leading at the end of the first third section with an amazing 12/14 without losses.
Veteran Karpov is 9th. Karpov was ranked 4th at the end of the first half. Judit Polgar is 19th and defending champion Dominguez stands 14th, two places ahead of another traditional favorite Ivanchuk.
Top Ten Standings after Round 28
1 19 GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2801 21.0
2 20 GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2788 20.0
3 16 GM Karjakin, Sergey UKR 2723 18.5
4 5 GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2772 16.5
5 10 GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2754 16.5
6 11 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2739 16.0
7 12 GM Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2736 16.0
8 1 GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2786 14.5
9 17 GM Karpov, Anatoly RUS 2619 14.0
10 9 GM Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2750 13.5
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