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GM Magnus Carlsen clinched the 2022 FIDE World Blitz Championship title on Friday with a score of 16/21, one point ahead of silver medalist GM Hikaru Nakamura and bronze medalist on tiebreak, GM Haik Martirosyan.
Carlsen’s victory, which was confirmed when he poetically defeated GM Nodirbek Abdusattorv in the final round, means that he simultaneously holds all three world chess titles for the first time since his Uzbek opponent nabbed the world rapid title from him in 2021.
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva produced a historic result in the women’s championship and became the third woman in history to defend the world blitz title after scoring five straight wins against the leaders of the tournament to snatch the title on home soil.
The Kazakh superstar looked down and out after losing to a surging IM Polina Shuvalova, but the back-end streak pushed her to a winning score of 13/17, closely followed by GM Humpy Koneru on 12.5/17 and Shuvalova on 12/17.
MAGNUS DOES IT AGAIN! 🏆🏆
Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen for winning his SIXTH World Blitz Championship, and completing the #RapidBlitz double! 👏🔥 pic.twitter.com/wugr79B7d9
— Chess.com (@chesscom) December 30, 2022
GM Rafel Leitao will unpack our Game of the Day which is Carlsen’s win against Abdusattorov to clinch the title.
The Game of the Day will be added soon.
2022 World Blitz Chess Championship | Standings After Round 21 (Top 20)
| Rk. | Fed | Title | Name | Rtg | Pts. |
| 1 | GM | Magnus Carlsen | 2830 | 16 | |
| 2 | GM | Hikaru Nakamura | 2909 | 15 | |
| 3 | GM | Haik Martirosyan | 2745 | 15 | |
| 4 | GM | Anish Giri | 2792 | 14.5 | |
| 5 | GM | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2773 | 14.5 | |
| 6 | GM | Daniil Dubov | 2792 | 14.5 | |
| 7 | GM | Alexey Sarana | 2708 | 14.5 | |
| 8 | GM | Vladimir Fedoseev | 2733 | 14 | |
| 9 | GM | Richard Rapport | 2654 | 14 | |
| 10 | GM | Vladislav Artemiev | 2803 | 13.5 | |
| 11 | GM | Dmitry Andreikin | 2735 | 13.5 | |
| 12 | GM | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2782 | 13.5 | |
| 13 | GM | Vincent Keymer | 2600 | 13.5 | |
| 14 | GM | A.R. Saleh Salem | 2633 | 13.5 | |
| 15 | GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2847 | 13 | |
| 16 | GM | Denis Lazavik | 2484 | 13 | |
| 17 | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2617 | 13 | |
| 18 | GM | Sarin Nihal | 2702 | 13 | |
| 19 | GM | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2666 | 13 | |
| 20 | GM | Daniel Dardha | 2528 | 13 |
All World Blitz Chess Championship Games
Congratulations to Bibisara Assaubayeva on winning back-to-back Women’s World Blitz Championships! 👏🏆
She ended on a five-game winning streak to take the world title in her home country! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/FYywX8obzc
— Chess.com (@chesscom) December 30, 2022
2022 Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship | Standings After Round 17 (Top 20)
| Rk. | Fed | Title | Name | Rtg | Pts. |
| 1 | IM | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2404 | 13 | |
| 2 | GM | Humpy Koneru | 2474 | 12.5 | |
| 3 | IM | Polina Shuvalova | 2361 | 12 | |
| 4 | GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2510 | 12 | |
| 5 | IM | Meri Arabidze | 2404 | 11.5 | |
| 6 | GM | Kateryna Lagno | 2522 | 11 | |
| 7 | GM | Nana Dzagnidze | 2416 | 11 | |
| 8 | IM | Olga Badelka | 2337 | 11 | |
| 9 | GM | Elisabeth Paehtz | 2396 | 11 | |
| 10 | IM | Gunay Mammadzada | 2383 | 11 | |
| 11 | GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2427 | 11 | |
| 12 | GM | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2413 | 11 | |
| 13 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2407 | 10.5 | |
| 14 | GM | Elina Danielian | 2331 | 10.5 | |
| 15 | GM | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2469 | 10.5 | |
| 16 | WFM | Umida Omonova | 1978 | 10.5 | |
| 17 | IM | Padmini Rout | 2298 | 10.5 | |
| 18 | IM | Anna Zatonskih | 2362 | 10.5 | |
| 19 | GM | Valentina Gunina | 2368 | 10 | |
| 20 | GM | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2484 | 10 |
All Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship Games
The 2022 FIDE World Blitz Championship is an elite over-the-board event featuring the best speed chess players in the world. Masters and national champions from around the globe gather to compete in a Swiss tournament for their share of the $350,000 prize fund.
Classical world champion Carlsen, followed by speed chess legends Nakamura, Duda, and Vachier-Lagrave head the field and will be challenged by numerous other 2700+ players.
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