Just 20 rounds to go!

Alireza Firouzja is one of the star names to start with a loss! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/1/1/4

⚡️ 🇺🇸 @GMHikaru is held to a draw by 🇩🇪 IM Berchtenbreiter Maximilian! #RapidBlitz

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura | Draw in 14 Moves! | World Rapid 2021 | Round 12 Day 3

Koneru Humpy scores a miniature win with a couple of brilliant moves against IM Olga Badelka! #rapidblitz

Sanan Sjugirov blunders his queen! #RapidBlitz

One of the blitz favourites, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, suffers an early defeat: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/2/1/2

The Round 3 pairings are out: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/3/1/1

Smooth Scotch! Magnus Carlsen vs Coralles Jimenez | World Blitz 2021

🇧🇦 GM Denis Kadric launched a scintillating attack against the newly crowned world rapid champion 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and won the game!

Nodirbek's first game after winning World Rapid 21| Nodirbek vs Marcin | World Blitz 2021 | Round 1

Magnus plays the delayed Alapin against the Sicilian | Carlsen vs Sychev | World Blitz 2021

Nakamura survives by the skin of his teeth against Maximilian | World Blitz 2021

Another nice puzzle from the World Rapid championship.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/447590

King's Gambit Alert!

Yan Nepomniachtchi clinches the game against GM Vahap Sanal!

BREAKING: 🇵🇱 GM Bartosz Socko wins against Magnus Carlsen and gets his fifth win in a row!

Currently, Bartosz is the only player with a perfect score.

Bartosz Socko has defeated Magnus Carlsen with the white pieces in the fifth round of #RapidBlitz!

Socko is the only player in the event with a perfect score of 5/5.

Interview with Bartosz Socko after beating Carlsen | FIDE World Blitz Championship |