Carlsen is no longer #1 in the world in blitz!
In spite of winning Leuven GCT, Magnus Carlsen lost his #1 blitz ranking! The new #1 blitz player in the world is …. Ding Liren of China! 2700chess.com Top 10 blitz players in the world (6-20-16) 1 ↑2 Ding...
Lu Shanglei wins Asian Blitz Championship
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 60) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 3 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2724 7,5 0,0 7,0 2423 2 1 GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2805 7,0 2,0 6,0...
Carlsen wins Norway Blitz by a full point
Final standings http://norwaychess.no/en/ 1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2851 N 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 2. Giri, Anish g NED 2790 1 O 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 3. Vachier-Lagrave,...
Gawain Jones wins Dubai Open blitz championship
Final standings (top 40) http://chess-results.com/tnr217067.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 2 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2711 9,5 0,0 75,5 66,5 2 7 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2668 9,0 0,0 70,0 62,0...
Webster U GM Liem Le #9 in blitz & #15 in rapid in the world
http://2700chess.com Blitz LIVE ratings 1 Carlsen 2890.0 0.0 2851.0 2878.0 25 2 Nakamura 2883.0 0.0 2787.0 2846.0 28 3 Ding Liren 2875.0 0.0 2777.0 2704.0 23 4 Vachier-Lagrave 2872.0 0.0 2788.0 2784.0 25 5 Nepomniachtchi 2846.0 0.0 2703.0 2812.0...