A mysterious early draw between Vladimir Fedoseev and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov!

Magnus stops the bleeding! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/7/1/1

IM Polina Shuvalova takes down the tournament leader Aleksandra Goryachkina with a beautiful checkmate!

With this win, Polina attains sole lead with 6.5/7.

Magnus Carlsen came very close to losing third game in a row. In this position, Alexandr Predke missed a huge opportunity to win!

Ultimately, Magnus won this game and has got 5/7 so far.

How to prepare for a blitz championship according to Iranian Champion 21-year-old Parham Maghsoodloo:
✅ play some training games
✅ solve some Puzzle Rush

Interview with Parham Maghsoodloo | FIDE World Blitz Championship |

GM Abhimanyu Puranik finished off the game with a tactic against Anish Giri!

In the women's section, IM Polina Shuvalova is the sole leader with 6.5/7. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina and IM Bibisara Assaubayeva have both got 6 points each.

The President of Icelandic Chess Federation Gunnar Bjornsson saying on NRK that the next World Fischer Random Chess Championship will likely take place in Reykjavik in October 2022 with 6-10 players.

🔗 Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS)

GM Martyn Kravtsiv are leading the event with 5.5/7!

Carlsen-Gelfand in Round 8! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/8/1/1

Nakamura cannot believe how much he missed against Abhimanyu | World Blitz 2021

Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Fedoseev | World Rapid 2021

Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the World Rapid, is it Javokhir Sindarov's turn in Blitz!? He's now co-leader after taking down Mamedyarov: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/8/1/3

One draw on the Top 10 boards in Round 8 as some big guns move into contention

GM Fedoseev Vladimir employed the Caro-Kann opening and scored a dominating victory over GM Kravtsiv Martyn!

Draw?