The Tal Blitz Cup, an 18-player double round robin event. It will take place on November 18-19. This will be one of the strongest blitz tournaments of all times. The field consists of 9 participants of the Tal Memorial, 6 qualifiers and 3 specially invited players – Vishy Anand, Judit Polgar and Anatoly Karpov. The time control is 5+2.

The following six players have qualified for the final stage of the Tal Memorial Blitz Cup:

1. JOBAVA, Baadur (19) GEO 2650 12
2. KARJAKIN, Sergey (7) UKR 2672 12
3. RADJABOV, Teimour (1) AZE 2729 11.5
4. JAKOVENKO, Dmitry (10) RUS 2671 11.5
5. BOLOGAN, Viktor (13) MDA 2659 11.5
6. TIMOFEEV, Artyom (12) RUS 2662 11.5

Who is your pick to win this super Blitz tournament?

Here is the official website.
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