30 December 2016

Karjakin And Carlsen Are Leading the Blitz Championship

Alexandra Kosteniuk leads in the women's event.

The first 12 rounds of the Open World Blitz Championship and 9 rounds of the Women's World Blitz Championship were played in Doha, Qatar.

Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen are in the lead in the open event with 10 points. Karjakin won their individual game, playing Black. 1.5 points behind are Daniil Dubov, Alexander Morozevich (both Russia), Marin Bosiosic (Croatia), and Maxim Vachier-Lagrave (France). 

Round 13 pairings  

Alexandra Kosteniuk is a sole leader of the women's tournament with 7.5 points. Ju Wenjun (China) is half a point behind. Harika Dronavalli (India), Ekaterina Lagno (Russia), and Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) all have 6.5 points. 

Round 10 pairings  

The tournament ends today, December 30.

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