Magnus Carlsen aims for a third consecutive World Rapid and Blitz title in New York, facing stiff competition from US and international challengers. Meanwhile, rising star Alice Lee dominates the Women's World Rapid.
Magnus Carlsen has won the past two World Rapid and Blitz titles and defends his crowns on Wall Street in New York this weekend.The world No 1 began badly against a star-studded field aiming to stop the Norwegian, 34, from winning the World Rapid and World Blitz titles for the third year in a row. Magnus Carlsen , the world No 1, began badly on Wall Street as the Norwegian, 34, defends his World Rapid and Blitz crowns in New York against a host of ambitious US and international challengers.
Carlsen had only a 50% score, 2.5/5, after a series of draws and a fifth-round defeat. His only win so far was in the early rounds of the 11-round Women’s World Rapid have been a triumph for the rising US star Alice Lee, 15, who won all her four games and is the sole leader. Lee, who burst into prominence, will face the top seed and reigning women’s world champion, China’s Ju Wenjun, who is half a point behind, in a crucial fifth-round pairing on Friday.and the USA’s world Nos 2 and 3, Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, are sure to be prominent, with France’s Alireza Firouzja, Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and India’s Arjun Erigaisi leading the new generation. China has the top three seeds in the Women’s World Rapid/Blitz, which has 113 entries. The total prize fund is $1m for the open Rapid and Blitz, with $428,500 for the two women’s events. This will be the first time that the popular speed world championships have been staged on American soil, let alone at the centre of international finance. Rapid is defined as 15 minutes per player per game, plus an increment of 10 seconds a move from move one, while Blitz is three minutes per player per game, plus a two seconds per move increment. Carlsen has already won five world rapids and seven world blitzes in his illustrious career, and captured both titles in 2022 and 202
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