Chess: Carlsen triumphs in World Rapid, then sprints to avoid Blitz time forfeit
The world No 1 led all the way in the Rapid, scoring 10/13 with some classic wins, before arriving late for round one of the Blitz and playing the whole 59 moves with only 30 seconds on his clockMagnus Carlsen scored another triumph on Wednesday when the 32-year-old No 1 won the World Rapid title in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Norwegian’s 10/13 total was half a point ahead of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in second place and the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in third. Carlsen has been the dominant player in World Rapids for more than a decade, showing an impressively high quality of play at a fast time limit. Rapid is 15 minutes per player for the entire game, plus a 10 seconds per move increment. Since 2012 he has won four golds, a silver, and two bronze medals. Continue reading…
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