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2023 FIDE World Blitz Championships: Carlsen Makes it a "Double-Double," Gunina Earns Gold

The 2023 FIDE World Blitz and Women's World Blitz championships concluded Saturday, December 30 after two days and 21 rounds (17 for the women's section) of blitz with two familiar champions.   

Ringing in the new year with some nice chess wins from the old

It's always nice to start a new chess year with a rush of momentum from the one just past, so we focus this week on some of the big winners from December, traditionally a very crowded time on the global chess calendar.

Carlsen Wins 7th World Blitz Chess Title - Independant Express

Carlsen and Gunina are the 2023 world blitz champions

Magnus Carlsen grabbed his 17th World Championship title the 7th in blitz by scoring 16/21 points at the World Blitz event in Samarkand. After losing his first game of the day, against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen grabbed six wins in a row to retake the sole lead. Two draws in the final rounds allowed him to outscore Daniil Dubov by a half point. In the women’s championship, Valentina Gunina got outright victory thanks to a final-round win over Anna Muzychuk. Alexandra Kosteniuk came close to catching the eventual champion, but fell just short and took the silver medal. | Photo: FIDE / Anastasia Korolkova

Bulgarian Chess Stars Shine Bright in World Rapid and Blitz Championship Opener - Novinite.com