Doha Blitz, Day 2: Karjakin ends 2016 as champ by Colin McGourty

Jan 1, 2017, 8:04 PM |

It wasn’t quite the one he wanted, but Sergey Karjakin is World Blitz Champion after edging out Magnus Carlsen on tiebreaks in a thrilling final day of the World Rapid and Blitz in Doha. For most chess players tying for first twice and taking home $68,667 would be considered a good five days’ work, but Magnus was upset enough to storm away from the celebrations. Daniil Dubov took bronze, while in the women’s event Anna Muzychuk won her last five games to claim a brilliant rapid and blitz double gold.

You can replay all 1134 games from the open section of the 2016 World Blitz Championship, with computer analysis, using the selector below:

1	GM Leko, Peter (12½) 2697	½ - ½	GM Carlsen, M. (16) 2873
2	GM Karjakin, S. (15½) 2800	1 - 0	GM Jobava, B. (12½) 2752
3	GM Dominguez Pe. (12½) 2783	½ - ½	GM Grischuk, A. (14) 2761
4	GM Ivanchuk, V. (12½) 2754	½ - ½	GM Vachier-Lagr. (13½) 2823
5	GM Nakamura, H. (13½) 2842	1 - 0	GM Artemiev, V. (12) 2847
6	GM Dubov, Daniil (13½) 2724	1 - 0	GM Wojtaszek, R. (12) 2666
7	GM Korobov, A. (12) 2666	1 - 0	GM Salem, A.R. Saleh (12½) 2636
8	GM Anand, V. (12) 2754	1 - 0	GM Mamedyarov (12) 2813
9	GM Morozevich (11½) 2684	0 - 1	GM Nepomniachtc. (12) 2830
10	GM Mchedlishvili (11½) 2509	½ - ½	GM Radjabov, T. (11½) 2800
11	GM Matlakov, M. (11½) 2668	½ - ½	GM Mamedov, Rauf (11½) 2770
12	GM Wei, Yi (11½) 2636	1 - 0	GM Tomashevsky (11½) 2756
13	GM Onischuk, V. (11½) 2740	1 - 0	GM Vallejo Pons (11½) 2648
14	GM Khusnutdinov (11½) 2624	0 - 1	GM Yu, Yangyi (11½) 2712
15	GM Riazantsev (11½) 2678	1 - 0	GM Cheparinov (11½) 2661
16	GM Naiditsch, A. (11½) 2647	½ - ½	GM Bu, Xiangzhi (11½) 2613
17	GM Ganguly, S. (11) 2546	0 - 1	GM Aronian, L. (11) 2830
18	GM Melkumyan, H. (11) 2712	½ - ½	GM Nguyen, N. T. (11) 2648
19	GM Bosiocic, M. (11) 2659	0 - 1	GM Li, Chao b (11) 2632
20	GM L. B. M. R (10½) 2585	½ - ½	GM Adly, Ahmed (10½) 2733
21	GM Vitiugov, N. (10½) 2682	1 - 0	GM Pantsulaia (10½) 2607
22	GM Grandelius (10½) 2602	½ - ½	GM Malakhov, V. (10½) 2672
23	GM Bok, Benjamin (10½) 2630	1 - 0	GM Dreev, A. (10) 2563
24	GM Maghsoodloo (10½) 2585	1 - 0	GM Pichot, Alan (10½) 2614
25	GM Inarkiev, E. (10½) 2605