Draw?

16 years old... 😳

A positional crush! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/8/1/1

When your game lasts 163 moves and delays the next round it attracts a grandmaster mob! 😀
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/8/1/44

🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov faces co-leader 🇷🇺 GM Vladimir Fedoseev in the next round!

Still Christmas spirit.

Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Predke | World Blitz 2021

In the women's section, 🇰🇿 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva is the new leader with 7/8!

She faces her compatriot from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 WIM Meruert Kamalidenova in the next round.

Any insights into this Kazakhstani chess player? Outright 2nd place in the world rapid, and leading the world blitz - definitely a huge talent to look out for!!

Now a 3rd loss of the day for Magnus! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/9/1/1

Hikaru wins after all and onto 6/9. Very few chances tho to catch the leaders

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/9/1/17

Interview with Vladimir Fedoseev | FIDE World Blitz Championship

One of the current leaders, GM Vladimir Fedoseev beat Carlsen in round 6: "It's a disappointment that we don't play with him often because I like his method of decision-making, it's just pure brilliance. For me games with him mean a lot."

Levon Aronian joins Sindarov and Fedoseev in the lead after beating Grischuk and Duda in consecutive rounds! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/9/1/3

🇰🇿 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva finishes off the game with a cool discovered check and continues to lead the women's section with 8/9!

Today's #RapidBlitz matches are madness 😰

Listen in to the final moments of Carlsen v. Mamedyarov below ⬇️

Vidit Gujrathi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | World Blitz 2021 | Round 4 Day1

World no. 2 Alireza Firouzja has also lost 3 games today: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/9/1/18

Hikaru Nakamura hasn't lost a game, but he's also not firing on all cylinders! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/9/1/17

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov beat Magnus Carlsen and, with 7/9, is half a point behind the leaders Sindarov, Fedoseev and Aronian.
Magnus has lost three games and is at 6/9.

📷: Anna Shtourman

We still have 4 rounds to go today (there are 5 rounds less tomorrow)