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  King Salman World Rapid Championship, top standings after 2 days of play & 10 rounds:
1. Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 2886) - 8 points
2-4. Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (🇫🇷 2873) - 7,5.
Five more rounds will determine the champion. #rapidblitz
  1. Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 2886) - 8 points
2-4. Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (🇫🇷 2873) - 7,5.
Five more rounds will determine the champion. #rapidblitz
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King Salman World Rapid Championship, leaders with 6,5 points after 8 rounds in the women's section:
IM Irina Bulmaga (🇷🇴 2383)
GM Tan Zhongyi (🇨🇳 2496)
GM Lei Tingjie (🇨🇳 2498)
GM Mariya Muzychuk (🇺🇦 2518)
Four more rounds tomorrow will determine the winner! #rapidblitz
  IM Irina Bulmaga (🇷🇴 2383)
GM Tan Zhongyi (🇨🇳 2496)
GM Lei Tingjie (🇨🇳 2498)
GM Mariya Muzychuk (🇺🇦 2518)
Four more rounds tomorrow will determine the winner! #rapidblitz
"Could he [Alireza Firouzja] end up at St Louis, receiving special coaching by Garry Kasparov and boosting US billionaire Rex Sinquefield’s dream of another American world champion to follow Fischer?"
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/27/chess-iran-alireza-firouzja-ban-israel
  
  https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/27/chess-iran-alireza-firouzja-ban-israel
the Guardian
  
  Chess: Iran’s Alireza Firouzja, 16, bypasses ban on playing Israelis
  The No 1-ranked teenage player opts to play under Fide’s flag at the world speed chess championships in Moscow
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  Interview with Levon Aronian | World Rapid Ch 2019 | Day 2 |
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  Magnus Carlsen shows how to crush the Scandinavian | World Rapid 2019 Round 1