Magnus Carlsen wins World Blitz Championship

[Javier]

42 rounds is more than enough to prove who is really the best blitz player in the world. And Carlsen has done just that. But he has done it in impressive fashion: ¡¡He has defeated 2-0 all the 4 players behind him in the final standings!!

 

Here's one of the games from the event:

 

[Event "World Blitz"]

[site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2009.11.17"]

[Round "26"]

[White "Carlsen, M."]

[black "Bareev, E."]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "B12"]

[WhiteElo "2801"]

[blackElo "2634"]

 

 

 

 

World Blitz Moscow RUS 2009

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2

1 Carlsen,M 2801 +93 ** 11 11 11 11 ½1 10 1½ 11 10 01 01 ½½ 11 10 01 1½ 10 1½ 11 11 01 31.0/42

2 Anand,V 2788 +47 00 ** 1½ ½1 1½ 11 ½0 ½½ 11 ½1 1½ ½½ 11 11 1½ 11 ½½ 0½ 10 1½ ½1 10 28.0/42

3 Karjakin,Sergey 2723 +62 00 0½ ** 0½ 01 ½0 11 0½ 11 11 10 10 ½1 11 1½ ½½ 01 ½0 11 ½0 11 11 25.0/42

4 Kramnik,V 2772 +2 00 ½0 1½ ** 00 10 1½ 1½ 00 1½ 11 11 10 01 01 11 ½1 ½1 0½ 1½ 10 11 24.5/42

5 Grischuk,A 2736 +23 00 0½ 10 11 ** ½½ ½0 1½ 10 0½ 10 1½ ½1 10 11 ½½ ½½ 11 0½ 11 ½½ 01 23.5/42 471.50

6 Svidler,P 2754 +4 ½0 00 ½1 01 ½½ ** 11 00 10 10 10 11 10 10 00 ½½ ½½ 11 11 11 0½ 11 23.5/42 466.00

7 Ponomariov,R 2739 +20 01 ½1 00 0½ ½1 00 ** ½0 0½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 11 1½ 1½ ½½ 11 11 10 ½0 11 11 23.5/42 466.00

8 Leko,P 2752 -18 0½ ½½ 1½ 0½ 0½ 11 ½1 ** 0½ 11 ½0 00 ½½ 0½ 11 ½½ 1½ ½½ ½0 1½ 01 ½1 22.0/42 451.50

9 Mamedyarov,S 2719 +16 00 00 00 11 01 01 1½ 1½ ** 01 ½½ 00 0½ 11 1½ 01 00 10 11 11 01 11 22.0/42 429.00

10 Morozevich,A 2750 -24 01 ½0 00 0½ 1½ 01 ½1 00 10 ** ½½ 10 11 00 11 ½1 11 01 11 10 00 01 21.5/42 440.25

11 Gashimov,V 2758 -32 10 0½ 01 00 01 01 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ** ½0 01 1½ 01 0½ ½1 ½1 1½ 0½ 11 01 21.5/42 436.50

12 Aronian,L 2786 -70 10 ½½ 01 00 0½ 00 ½½ 11 11 01 ½1 ** ½0 ½½ 0½ ½1 1½ 11 ½0 1½ 00 10 21.0/42

13 Dominguez Perez,L 2719 -16 ½½ 00 ½0 01 ½0 01 00 ½½ 1½ 00 10 ½1 ** ½1 00 ½½ 1½ 01 11 01 01 11 20.0/42 395.50

14 Bareev,E 2634 +72 00 00 00 10 01 01 0½ 1½ 00 11 0½ ½½ ½0 ** 10 10 ½0 11 01 ½1 11 11 20.0/42 379.75

15 Ivanchuk,V 2739 -46 01 0½ 0½ 10 00 11 0½ 00 0½ 00 10 1½ 11 01 ** 10 10 ½0 10 01 ½1 11 19.5/42

16 Karpov,Ana 2619 +71 10 00 ½½ 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 10 ½0 1½ ½0 ½½ 01 01 ** 10 ½0 01 1½ ½1 ½½ 19.0/42

17 Gelfand,B 2758 -82 0½ ½½ 10 ½0 ½½ ½½ 00 0½ 11 00 ½0 0½ 0½ ½1 01 01 ** 00 11 01 01 11 18.5/42

18 Jakovenko,D 2736 -76 01 1½ ½1 ½0 00 00 00 ½½ 01 10 ½0 00 10 00 ½1 ½1 11 ** 01 00 10 1½ 17.5/42

19 Polgar,Ju 2680 -26 0½ 01 00 1½ 1½ 00 01 ½1 00 00 0½ ½1 00 10 01 10 00 10 ** ½½ 11 10 17.0/42

20 Tkachiev,V 2642 -4 00 0½ ½1 0½ 00 00 ½1 0½ 00 01 1½ 0½ 10 ½0 10 0½ 10 11 ½½ ** 1½ 00 16.0/42

21 Naiditsch,A 2689 -71 00 ½0 00 01 ½½ 1½ 00 10 10 11 00 11 10 00 ½0 ½0 10 01 00 0½ ** 0½ 15.0/42

22 Kosteniuk,A 2517 +62 10 01 00 00 10 00 00 ½0 00 10 10 01 00 00 00 ½½ 00 0½ 01 11 1½ ** 12.5/42

 

Average elo: 2718 <=> Category: 19

gm = 15.12 m = 6.72