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Magnus Carlsen wins World Blitz Chess Championship 2022

By nikita

Posted on December 30, 2022

Magnus Carlsen emerged as the Winner of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2022 leaving Almaty with the triple crown as World Champion in Classical, Rapid, and Blitz chess!

Magnus Carlsen scored 16/21 in the Open section and finished clear first, a full point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura and Haik Martirosyan who tied for silver. Tiebreak criteria favored Nakamura who finished second and Martirosyan won bronze.

The 2022 FIDE World Blitz Championships have concluded! #RapidBlitz
Congratulations to the winners! 👏

FIDE World Blitz Championship
🥇 Magnus Carlsen @MagnusCarlsen (NOR)
🥈 Hikaru Nakamura @GMHikaru (USA)
🥉 Haik Martirosyan (ARM)

📷: Anna Shtourman & @LennartOotes pic.twitter.com/YNQr8YLIxg
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 30, 2022

Magnus Carlsen's double gold. Photo by @LennartOotes pic.twitter.com/UFTHEGjlFG
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 30, 2022

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