| World Blitz Championship (2022) |
Name: World Blitz Championship
Event Date: December 29 - 30, 2022
Site: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Format: 21-rounds Swiss
Time Control: 3 minutes for the entire game with a 2-second increment beginning from move one.
Official Website: https://worldrapidandblitz2022.fide...
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| page 2 of 73; games 26-50 of 1,802 |
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Dec-30-22
 | | Check It Out: GM Haik Martirosyan from Armenia is on a rampage: 9 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws! |
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| Dec-30-22 | | HaydenB: I don't see Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja, Karjakin, Aronian. Anyone know why they're not playing? |
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Dec-30-22
 | | MissScarlett: Wesley has never played these events - probably he prefers spending Christmas at home. Karjakin objects to having to play as a neutral under the FIDE flag. |
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Dec-30-22
 | | chancho: So Magnus Carlsen ran away with all the goodies, again. Love him or hate him the guy is one talented chess player. |
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Dec-30-22
 | | saffuna: In the final round Nakamura, trailing Carlsen by half a point, played R and N vs. R for 82 moves before drawing. How is that even possible in blitz? And there's no 50-move rule? |
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Dec-30-22
| | saffuna: Alexey Sarana: "A win over Nakamura in the final rounds. Great! Now maybe I can relax a little. Who's my next opponent? Magnus who?" |
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Dec-30-22
 | | dernier loup de T: Once more, chess spoke for itself. |
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| Dec-30-22 | | nok: Again, the tournament isn't played on equal terms when one player has a reserved table. It means he can take longer pauses b/w rounds, arrive at the last minute along with the psychological advantage etc. When there are 10+ rounds per day, it adds up. |
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Dec-30-22
| | MissScarlett: <Again, the tournament isn't played on equal terms when one player has a reserved table.> I think he also had a reserved room. He could withdraw from the playing hall after every round. It seems he would also have forfeited his first round blitz game if they hadn't delayed the start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cs...
Magnus reportedly went skiiing, before getting caught in traffic due to an accident. |
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Dec-30-22
| | saffuna: Alexey Sarana had all decisive games, no draws. He defeated Carlsen , Nakamura, Duda and Dubov. Lost to lower-rated players. |
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Dec-30-22
| | MissScarlett: Still some games missing. Sarana had one draw with Sanal. |
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Dec-30-22
| | saffuna: Right. I just noticed he ended with 14.5. Hard to do that without any draws. |
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| Dec-30-22 | | Messiah: Statistics time!
Shortest draw: P Ponkratov vs A Riazantsev, 2022 and M Petrosyan vs S Ter-Sahakyan, 2022 Shortest White win: R Zhalmakhanov vs E Suleimen, 2022 Shortest Black win: R Svane vs V Murzin, 2022 (I think the game score is wrong, so this may be not the really shortest one) Longest draw: A Utegaliyev vs A Hambleton, 2022 Longest White win: T Gareyev vs Bluebaum, 2022 Longest Black win: S Vetokhin vs M Petkov, 2022 Lowest rated game: N M Nissinen vs E Suleimen, 2022 Highest rated game: Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2022 Double minor sac: V Sanal vs F Vallejo Pons, 2022 Rook plus minor sac: K Kazakov vs Daniyal Sapenov, 2022 Queen sac: Sacrifice Explorer White's average rating: 2544
White's performance: 2577 (55% vs 2541)
Black's average rating: 2541
Black's performance: 2508 (45% vs 2544)
And there were three King's Gambits! J van Foreest vs E Najer, 2022, B Savchenko vs B Amin, 2022 and A Uskov vs Ganguly, 2022 |
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Dec-30-22
 | | fredthebear: Good stuff! |
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Dec-30-22
 | | offramp: <Messiah: Statistics time!> Very good! Many thanks.
D Batsuren vs V Ivic, 2022 is interesting: Q v BBN for the last 40 moves.
From here: 
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| Dec-30-22 | | thebully99: Carlsen has more or less cemented himself as the greatest blitz player in chess history |
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| Dec-30-22 | | Messiah: <thebully99: Carlsen has more or less cemented himself as the greatest blitz player in chess history> big feature |
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| Dec-31-22 | | Bobby Fiske: <nok: Again, the tournament isn't played on equal terms when one player has a reserved table.
It means he can take longer pauses b/w rounds, arrive at the last minute along with the psychological advantage etc. When there are 10+ rounds per day, it adds up.> Funny! What adds up is your simple minded accusations. <nok> has made himself a career, the last 10 years or so, trash talking Magnus Carlsen. While Magnus has moved on from triumph to triumph in the chess world. For the record: Magnus' fixed table at this event is needed by NRK, Norways national broadcasting system, setting up cameras, cables etc. They have made a pretty big deal with FIDE, to cover the event for many years. The extra $$$ benefit not only FIDE, but also the players, through a growing prize fund. Magnus himself has said that he doesn't fancy this setup and the fuzz it involves. Including the public "demand" to be interviewed between every round by NRK. It has become prime time TV entertainment in Norway, gathering 10-15% of the population, following the TV broadcast. -He would've rather kept a low profile during the tournament, without the destractions. Besides, all the top boards were grouped together on a podium. Those players entered their games on equal terms. |
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Dec-31-22
| | Check It Out: Carlsen might be a petulant boy-king, but he plays amazing chess. Those who try to reduce his winning both the rapid and blitz world championship for the third time (!), down to guesses that he gets a couple minutes extra rest between rounds, are clouded by Magnus-hate. On a side note, its motivating that he has to battle through the crowd again next year to wear the same crowns. If the world classical championship were organized like that we'd see a different story playing out than the mess we currently have in Ding Liren vs Nepo. None of which excuses his crybaby behavior. The Hans Niemann affair, withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup, terrible. When was the last all time chess great who checked all the perfect boxes? Kasparov? Pfff. Fischer? Come again? Alekhine? Uhhh. Anand? Yeah, you've got something there. But they're a rare lot. But, its the chess. Its the chess. I know thats hard to acknowledge for some, but to ignore that part of Magnus's effect is to miss the best part. Take off your magnus-hate glasses once in a while. |
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Dec-31-22
| | Check It Out: Nakamura really wanted this one. The let down must be devastating. He can't seem to pull it off at the right time. Those silly draws at the beginning of the final round turned the angry eye of Caissa on him, while that crazy play of Magnus, especially in that three queens game, got him the love. |
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| Dec-31-22 | | Bobby Fiske: <MissScarlett:...I think he also had a reserved room. He could withdraw from the playing hall after every round.> Judging from the TV broadcast, the arena has the usual VIP lounges located on the top floor. I saw several players resting up there, sitting in lounge chairs, spaced well apart from each other. Probably with refreshments included. Must be a complimentary service to the players. If Team Magnus has their own room by courtesy or by payment, or they share it with NRK crew, I don't know. It seems players have different preferences. Some goes outside for a stroll and fresh air, some seek company, others solitude. <It seems he would also have forfeited his first round blitz game if they hadn't delayed the start:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cs...
Magnus reportedly went skiiing, before getting caught in traffic due to an accident.>
Magnus accepted an invitation from the organizer, participating in a skiing event. He usually volunteeres for such activities (football, basket, etc).
After returning to his hotel for a shower, their transportation to the venue got stuck in the traffic for 15min, due to a car accident. Bad luck. Fortunately, the round start was delayed a few minutes. Because there were a notability waiting to perform the honorably first-move.
When Magnus finally arrived, he had only 30 sec left. Kudos to his opponent who delayed the clock start. For the record, Magnus has done the same himself a couple of times. Showing good sportsmanship, waiting for a late OTB opponent to arrive. A game against Ivanchuk comes to my mind. PS: In case <nok> is going to complain about Magnus' trousers too, it should be noted that he changed into correct dress code right after the hasty first game. |
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| Dec-31-22 | | stone free or die: <<Bobby F> PS: In case <nok> is going to complain about Magnus' trousers too, it should be noted that he changed into correct dress code right after the hasty first game.> Not sure I'd call those trousers!
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<CIO> I haven't played over all his games, but I'm guessing the three queen game was the wild and woolly game against Rapport, right? It seems to be missing from <CG> at the moment, so I'll paste the PGN here for the interested: <
[Event "WRBC 2022. Blitz Open"]
[Site "Almaty, Kazakhstan"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.h4 Ne7 8.h5
h6 9.Nf3 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bd3 c4 12.Be2 Ba4 13.Bf4 Na6 14.Qd2 O-O-O
15.Nh2 Kb7 16.Nf1 Qd7 17.Ne3 Nc7 18.Kf1 Nc6 19.g3 Qe8 20.Kg2 Qg8 21.
Rab1 Qh7 22.Bf3 Kb8 23.Qe2 Rc8 24.Rb2 Nb5 25.Nxd5 exd5 26.e6+ Kb7 27.
exf7 Qf5 28.Rb4 Nxb4 29.Qe7+ Ka6 30.Qxb4 Bxc2 31.a4 Nc7 32.Bxc7 Be4
33.Bf4 Bxf3+ 34.Kxf3 Qe4+ 35.Kg4 Qxh1 36.Qb5+ Kb7 37.a5 Rhd8 38.a6+
Ka8 39.f8=Q Rxf8 40.Qd7 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qg2+ 42.Kh4 Qxf2+ 43.Kg4 Qg2+
44.Kh4 g5+ 45.hxg6 Qh2+ 46.Kg4 h5+ 47.Kf3 Qh1+ 48.Kf2 Qh4+ 49.Kf3
Qg4+ 50.Qxg4 hxg4+ 51.Kxg4 b5 52.f5 b4 53.f6 bxc3 54.f7 c2 55.g7 c1=Q
56.f8=Q Qg1+ 57.Kh5 Qh2+ 58.Kg6 Qg3+ 59.Kh6 Qh4+ 60.Kg6 Qg4+ 61.Kh6
c3 62.Qf7 Qh4+ 63.Kg6 Qe4+ 64.Kg5 Qe3+ 65.Kh5 Qe8 66.g8=Q Qe2+ 67.Qg4
Rh8+ 68.Kg5 Qe3+ 69.Kf6 Qh6+ 70.Ke7 Qc6 71.Qgg8+ 1-0 > |
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Dec-31-22
| | Check It Out: <sfod> That's the one. This game is so crazy that I can only chalk it up to Caissa, chess goddess. While Nakamura is calmly preserving biological energy with lame pre-arranged draws, Magnus is playing like an asylum inmate. Carlsen is the Thor of chess. You've seen the Marvel movies. He's a god. He's Norse. He's immature and petulant. But ultimately, his soul is good lol. And it all came down to the last round. When called upon, Carlsen crushed his opponent and Nakamura stared on in despair with a 179 move draw. You can't write the narrative any better. Chess has arrived. |
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Dec-31-22
| | saffuna: Where is Carlsen-Rapport? |
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| Dec-31-22 | | stone free or die: World Blitz Championship (2022) (kibitz #23) |
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