Sergey Karjakin Wins World Rapid Title
There was a big turnaround on the final day of the World Rapid Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, when Sergey Karjakin scored 4½/5 to overhaul rival Magnus Carlsen.
Vassily Ivanchuk played a large part in the final result, losing on time to Sergey Karjakin in his first game of the day, then beating Magnus Carlsen in the second!
Carlsen lost another game against Alexander Grischuk in round 13, and should have lost another when Veselin Topalov missed a checkmate in their final round clash.
So Sergey Karjakin is the 2012 World Rapid Chess Champion. The world blitz championships start tomorrow. Games start at 15:00 local time (09:00 UTC) and the live coverage at the official website is available here.
The final standings in the 2012 world rapid championships:
| # | Name | Nat | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2779 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2837 | 10.5 |
| 3 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2752 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2726 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2763 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2738 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2749 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2769 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2788 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Dreev, Aleksey | RUS | 2677 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2770 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Kurnosov, Igor | RUS | 2663 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | KAZ | 2589 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Bologan, Viktor | MDA | 2732 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | FRA | 2644 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | KAZ | 2471 | 3.5 |
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The full results from day 3 of the world rapid championships:
| Round 11 | ||
| Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | Ivanchuk, Vassily |
| Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | Gelfand, Boris |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | Radjabov, Teimour |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | Tkachiev, Vladislav |
| Dreev, Aleksey | 0-1 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas |
| Morozevich, Alexander | 1-0 | Kurnosov, Igor |
| Bologan, Viktor | ½-½ | Svidler, Peter |
| Ismagambetov, Anuar | 0-1 | Carlsen, Magnus |
| Round 12 | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | Ivanchuk, Vassily |
| Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | Morozevich, Alexander |
| Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | Dreev, Aleksey |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 0-1 | Karjakin, Sergey |
| Kurnosov, Igor | 0-1 | Bologan, Viktor |
| Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | 0-1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
| Tkachiev, Vladislav | 1-0 | Topalov, Veselin |
| Ismagambetov, Anuar | 0-1 | Grischuk, Alexander |
| Round 13 | ||
| Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas |
| Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | Ismagambetov, Anuar |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 | Svidler, Peter |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | Carlsen, Magnus |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | 1-0 | Radjabov, Teimour |
| Dreev, Aleksey | ½-½ | Kurnosov, Igor |
| Morozevich, Alexander | ½-½ | Tkachiev, Vladislav |
| Bologan, Viktor | 0-1 | Gelfand, Boris |
| Round 14 | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | Radjabov, Teimour |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | Topalov, Veselin |
| Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | Dreev, Aleksey |
| Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | Karjakin, Sergey |
| Kurnosov, Igor | 0-1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
| Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | 1-0 | Ivanchuk, Vassily |
| Tkachiev, Vladislav | 0-1 | Bologan, Viktor |
| Ismagambetov, Anuar | ½-½ | Morozevich, Alexander |
| Round 15 | ||
| Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | Kurnosov, Igor |
| Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | Carlsen, Magnus |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | Gelfand, Boris |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | 1-0 | Svidler, Peter |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas |
| Dreev, Aleksey | 1-0 | Tkachiev, Vladislav |
| Morozevich, Alexander | ½-½ | Grischuk, Alexander |
| Bologan, Viktor | ½-½ | Ismagambetov, Anuar |
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See also the previous reports on day 1, and day 2 of the world rapid championship. All the games are available at the official website.
Games via TWIC.
