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)

17-year-old Bibisara Assaubayeva took silver in the Women's World Rapid and now she's leading the Blitz by a full point after the 1st day! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-women-2021/9/1/1

'The Pawn Muncher' Abhimanyu Puranik vs Levon Aronian | World Blitz 2021

Despite 3 losses Magnus is still in contention, since he's won 8 games, with no draws! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2021/11/1/1

The sole leader of the Women's Blitz Championship, Bibisara Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan is just 17 years old. The new generation of chess players is not just coming, it is already here!
"It's a lucky day. I didn't make too many mistakes and lost only one game."

Some absolutely huge pairings in the last round of today!

Nepo ends the day early and remains unbeaten... with an old classic!

Arjun Erigaisi is the first player all day to make a draw against Magnus!

After 11 rounds, Martyn Kravtsiv shares 2nd place with Amin & Dubov, behind the leader Aronian.

"I don't play in such tournaments often. I did quite well in Riyadh 2017 but played the last games badly and finished somewhere far from the top."

📷by Rafal Oleksiewicz

Levon Aronian will go into tomorrow's final day of blitz as the sole leader after beating Daniil Dubov!

A dramatic game between Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi ends in a draw!

"I still have a chance, I just need a good day tomorrow." Carlsen tells NRK after the draw.

These are the standings after 12 rounds on day one of the #RapidBlitz!

It all ends tomorrow!

The FIDE World Blitz Championships are underway in Warsaw. The leaders are Levon Aronian and Bibisara Assaubayeva https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/fide_world_blitz_championships_are_underway_in_warsaw/

Photo: Mark Livshitz