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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
World Blitz Championship Tournament

Magnus Carlsen31/42(+28 -8 =6)[games]
Viswanathan Anand28/42(+20 -6 =16)[games]
Sergey Karjakin25/42(+20 -12 =10)[games]
Vladimir Kramnik24.5/42(+20 -13 =9)[games]
Alexander Grischuk23.5/42(+16 -11 =15)[games]
Peter Svidler23.5/42(+19 -14 =9)[games]
Ruslan Ponomariov23.5/42(+16 -11 =15)[games]
Peter Leko22/42(+12 -10 =20)[games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov22/42(+19 -17 =6)[games]
Alexander Morozevich21.5/42(+18 -17 =7)[games]
Vugar Gashimov21.5/42(+14 -13 =15)[games]
Levon Aronian21/42(+14 -14 =14)[games]
Leinier Dominguez Perez20/42(+14 -16 =12)[games]
Evgeny Bareev20/42(+16 -18 =8)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk19.5/42(+16 -19 =7)[games]
Anatoly Karpov19/42(+9 -13 =20)[games]
Boris Gelfand18.5/42(+12 -17 =13)[games]
Dmitry Jakovenko17.5/42(+13 -20 =9)[games]
Judit Polgar17/42(+13 -21 =8)[games]
Vladislav Tkachiev16/42(+10 -20 =12)[games]
Arkadij Naiditsch15/42(+11 -23 =8)[games]
Alexandra Kosteniuk12.5/42(+10 -27 =5)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
World Blitz Championship (2009)

The 2009 World Blitz Championship was a 22-player double round robin held in the GUM department store exhibition hall at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 16-18 November, one resting day after the Tal Memorial (2009). All the Tal Memorial players participated, together with six players from the blitz qualifier held right after the Aeroflot Open (2009) in February (Karjakin, Gashimov, Mamedyarov, Bareev, Tkachiev and Naiditsch (replacing Zhou Jianchao)), and six invited players (Karpov, Kosteniuk, Dominguez (defending champion), Grischuk (2006 winner), Jakovenko, Polgar). Time control: 3 minutes per player for the whole game, with 2 seconds added per move from move 1. Organizer: Russian Chess Federation, under the aegis of FIDE. Chief arbiter: Andrzej Filipowicz. After the event, most players went straight to Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia for the World Cup (2009).

Magnus Carlsen took his first blitz title with 31/42, ahead of Anand (28/42) and Karjakin (25/42).

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 Carlsen ** 11 11 11 11 ½1 10 1½ 11 10 01 01 ½½ 11 10 01 1½ 10 1½ 11 11 01 31 2 Anand 00 ** 1½ ½1 1½ 11 ½0 ½½ 11 ½1 1½ ½½ 11 11 1½ 11 ½½ 0½ 10 1½ ½1 10 28 3 Karjakin 00 0½ ** 0½ 01 ½0 11 ½0 11 11 10 10 ½1 11 1½ ½½ 01 ½0 11 ½0 11 11 25 4 Kramnik 00 ½0 1½ ** 00 10 1½ 1½ 00 1½ 11 11 10 01 01 11 ½1 ½1 0½ 1½ 10 11 24½ 5 Grischuk 00 0½ 10 11 ** ½½ ½0 1½ 10 0½ 10 1½ ½1 10 11 ½½ ½½ 11 0½ 11 ½½ 01 23½ 6 Svidler ½0 00 ½1 01 ½½ ** 11 00 10 10 10 11 10 10 00 ½½ ½½ 11 11 11 0½ 11 23½ 7 Ponomariov 01 ½1 00 0½ ½1 00 ** ½0 0½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 11 1½ 1½ ½½ 11 11 10 ½0 11 11 23½ 8 Leko 0½ ½½ 1½ 0½ 0½ 11 ½1 ** 0½ 11 ½0 00 ½½ 0½ 11 ½½ 1½ ½½ ½0 1½ 01 ½1 22 9 Mamedyarov 00 00 00 11 01 01 1½ 1½ ** 01 ½½ 00 0½ 11 1½ 01 00 10 11 11 01 11 22 10 Morozevich 01 ½0 00 0½ 1½ 01 ½1 00 10 ** ½½ 10 11 00 11 ½1 11 01 11 10 00 01 21½ 11 Gashimov 10 0½ 01 00 01 01 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ** ½0 01 1½ 01 0½ ½1 ½1 1½ 0½ 11 01 21½ 12 Aronian 10 ½½ 01 00 0½ 00 ½½ 11 11 01 ½1 ** ½0 ½½ 0½ ½1 1½ 11 ½0 1½ 00 10 21 13 Dominguez ½½ 00 ½0 01 ½0 01 00 ½½ 1½ 00 10 ½1 ** ½1 00 ½½ 1½ 01 11 01 01 11 20 14 Bareev 00 00 00 10 01 01 0½ 1½ 00 11 0½ ½½ ½0 ** 10 10 ½0 11 01 ½1 11 11 20 15 Ivanchuk 01 0½ 0½ 10 00 11 0½ 00 0½ 00 10 1½ 11 01 ** 10 10 ½0 10 01 ½1 11 19½ 16 Karpov 10 00 ½½ 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 10 ½0 1½ ½0 ½½ 01 01 ** 10 ½0 01 1½ ½1 ½½ 19 17 Gelfand 0½ ½½ 10 ½0 ½½ ½½ 00 0½ 11 00 ½0 0½ 0½ ½1 01 01 ** 00 11 01 01 11 18½ 18 Jakovenko 01 1½ ½1 ½0 00 00 00 ½½ 01 10 ½0 00 10 00 ½1 ½1 11 ** 01 00 10 1½ 17½ 19 Polgar 0½ 01 00 1½ 1½ 00 01 ½1 00 00 0½ ½1 00 10 01 10 00 10 ** ½½ 11 10 17 20 Tkachiev 00 0½ ½1 0½ 00 00 ½1 0½ 00 01 1½ 0½ 10 ½0 10 0½ 10 11 ½½ ** 1½ 00 16 21 Naiditsch 00 ½0 00 01 ½½ 1½ 00 10 10 11 00 11 10 00 ½0 ½0 10 01 00 0½ ** 0½ 15 22 Kosteniuk 10 01 00 00 10 00 00 ½0 00 10 10 01 00 00 00 ½½ 00 0½ 01 11 1½ ** 12½

Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/car...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/world...
ChessPro: https://chesspro.ru/_events/2009/me...
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wey...
Ruchess: https://ruchess.ru/championship/det...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
FICS: https://www.freechess.org/Events/Re...
Wikipedia article: World Blitz Chess Championship

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 page 3 of 19; games 51-75 of 460  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. Svidler vs Karpov ½-½502009World Blitz ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
52. Ponomariov vs Karjakin  0-1542009World Blitz ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
53. Grischuk vs Dominguez Perez  ½-½162009World Blitz ChampionshipD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
54. Mamedyarov vs Tkachiev 1-0342009World Blitz ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
55. Anand vs Bareev 1-0492009World Blitz ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
56. Jakovenko vs Kramnik  ½-½112009World Blitz ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
57. Gelfand vs Tkachiev  0-1372009World Blitz ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
58. Dominguez Perez vs Mamedyarov  1-0862009World Blitz ChampionshipC53 Giuoco Piano
59. Karjakin vs Grischuk  0-1282009World Blitz ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
60. Naiditsch vs Svidler  1-0412009World Blitz ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
61. Carlsen vs Morozevich 1-0262009World Blitz ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
62. J Polgar vs Kosteniuk 1-0532009World Blitz ChampionshipC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
63. Aronian vs V Gashimov  ½-½422009World Blitz ChampionshipA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
64. Leko vs Ivanchuk  1-0362009World Blitz ChampionshipC16 French, Winawer
65. Morozevich vs Anand  ½-½402009World Blitz ChampionshipC26 Vienna
66. Kramnik vs Leko 1-0312009World Blitz ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
67. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand 1-0592009World Blitz ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
68. V Gashimov vs Jakovenko  ½-½582009World Blitz ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
69. Kosteniuk vs Aronian  0-1592009World Blitz ChampionshipC60 Ruy Lopez
70. Bareev vs J Polgar  0-1432009World Blitz ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
71. Svidler vs Carlsen ½-½432009World Blitz ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
72. Ponomariov vs Naiditsch  1-0332009World Blitz ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
73. Grischuk vs Karpov  ½-½332009World Blitz ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
74. Mamedyarov vs Karjakin 0-1502009World Blitz ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
75. Tkachiev vs Dominguez Perez  1-0422009World Blitz ChampionshipD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
 page 3 of 19; games 51-75 of 460  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Nov-19-09  Appaz: <siamesedream> Oh, thank you! Silly me, but I'll blame it on a almost sleepless night because of an audiobook.
Nov-19-09  positionalgenius: A landmark performance from Carlsen, if you look , he swept Anand,Karjakin,Grischuk,Kramnik, places 2-5. And he didn't lose a mini-match. Big underperformances from Aronian,Morozevich and Ivanchuk.
Nov-19-09  moroloser: <positionalgenius:>About Ivanchuk and maybe Aronian, I agree with you. But Moro has never been a blitz specialist. His performance is what was expected, I guess.
Nov-19-09  ajile: The thing I like about this tournament is there were some different openings like the Dutch.
Nov-19-09  laskersteinitz: Kudos to Chessgames.com for putting up all the games!

<ajile: The thing I like about this tournament is there were some different openings like the Dutch.> Yes I agree, that is the appeal of blitz games. I'm an e4 player and during the classical tournament most of the games were 1. d4.

Nov-19-09  siamesedream: Nakamura - Carlsen blitz:

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/200...

GM_Nakamura - GM_Carlsen

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qg4 Bd5 13. h4 h6 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. h5 g5 16. Be2 a5 17. O-O b4 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. f4 bxc3 20. Nf3 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kd7 22. Ne1 Kc6 23. Nc2 Bb4 24. Rf2 Qe7 25. Qh3 Rag8 26. Bf1 Rg7 27. Ne3 Kb7 28. Ng4 Nd7 29. Bc1 Kc6 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Bxc4 Rhg8 33. Bxd5+ exd5 34. Bxh6 Rg3 35. Qf5 Qe6 36. Qxe6+ fxe6 37. Bf4 R3g4 38. Be3 Kb5 39. h6 Kc4 40. Kf1 Kd3 41. Rf3 Kc4 42. Rh3 Rf8+ 43. Kg1 Rfg8 44. Kh1 Kb3 45. Rf1 a4 46. Bd2 Rxd4 47. Bxc3 Bxc3 48. Rc1 Rc4 49. h7 Rh8 50. g4 a3 51. g5 Kb2 52. Rg1 Bxe5 53. Rg2+ Rc2 0-1

Nov-19-09  PhilFeeley: What's amazing to me is that they not only broadcast all 42 rounds live, but recorded all the moves, without a pen in sight! Monroi should take notes...
Nov-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Weren't the boards hooked up electronically, so all moves are stored?
Nov-19-09  notyetagm: <Nov-14-09
Premium Chessgames Member notyetagm: Woohoo!

This is gonna be good.

<<<Bet the house on Carlsen.>>>>

You read it here first. :-)

Nov-19-09  Udit Narayan: Congrats Carlsen!!!

As a side note, I didn't know that such girls watched chess ;)

http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/...

Nov-19-09  Shams: I think one of these means "white to play" and one "black to play". Can anyone help?

Ход белых Ход черных

Nov-19-09  Softpaw: "belix" =white

"yepnix"= black

Nov-19-09  hand banana: it's "belih" and "chernih", if you wnat to transcribe it to english

lol @ yepnix

"p" cyrillic is actually "r", "x" is "h", and "ч" would be pronounced as "ch" in english

Nov-19-09  Softpaw: Softpaw: <hand banana: it's "belih" and "chernih", if you wnat to transcribe it to english>

Obviously, I did NOT want to transcribe into English...just give a indication of which word meant what, not how they were pronounced. If I wanted to do the latter, I certainly wouldn't give your incorrect "chernih" transliteration. The "e" in the Russian word for "black", when written out fully, has two dots on the top of it, and is pronounced more like "yo", not "e", fyi.

Nov-20-09  laskersteinitz: <HeMateMe: Weren't the boards hooked up electronically, so all moves are stored?> Yeah I think it's those DGT boards.
Nov-20-09  DeltaHawk: This event is not rated, amirite?
Nov-20-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: Hi all

I did a couple of videos on Carlsen games with White (looking very briefly at them) :

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFOs...

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrFy...

Nov-20-09  minasina: <This event is not rated> because they played blitz. Only games with classical time control are rated.
Nov-20-09  OneArmedScissor: Not much praise for Karjakin... what a pitty.
Nov-20-09  siamesedream: <kingscrusher> Thanks for great job you're doing!
Nov-20-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: Hi all

If you liked those two videos with White, I have done 3 videos where Carlsen was black now:

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPr...

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS-j...

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpvL...

Nov-20-09  zarg: <KC>
Thanks for the walk through!

It looked as several PGN's might be incomplete from the event.

Nov-24-09  kingfu: I believe blitz chess is like speed reading. You get the moves without the CONTENT. This type of chess is meaningless.
Nov-30-09  notyetagm: The chessgames.com database has <Carlsen> playing the <Queen's Gambit Accepted> only three times, all(!) in the World Blitz Championship (2009).

+2 =0 -1

Tkachiev vs Carlsen, 2009
D Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009
Morozevich vs Carlsen, 2009

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

Dec-02-09  virginmind: excellent organising of this event, the seating of players in groups of 3-4 tables, around which spectators can gather and watch so closely/take pictures/film, also the webcams which give us detailed impression of players and also of spectators watching. very fine conception and realisation, i believe it should remain a standard for conceiving/broadcasting blitz events. also i'm glad i can still review most of the video footage even two weeks after the event.
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