The 2017 World Rapid and Blitz Championship took place on December 26-30 in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The rapid tournament, which included 134 participants, saw Vishy Anand beating Vladimir Fedoseev in a blitz tiebreak after tying for first place with 10½/15 points. Anand, at 47, outscored his younger opponents, including world champion and rapid-play specialist Magnus Carlsen. | Photo: Official website
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The Philippines suffered heartbreaking losses to Hungary in the women’s division and Georgia in men’s via identical 2.5-1.5 results in the ninth round Sunday night that dealt a big blow to their bids for a top 10 finish in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.
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Chennai, Jun 11: Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy. The 19-year old player reached the 2500 Elo live rating mark after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia in the Cattolica event. His current Elo rating is 2468. Srivatshav had already secured five GM norms and achieved the title when he crossed […]
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