Magnus Carlsen is the World Blitz Chess Champion

Magnus Carlsen is the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Champion!

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships tourney which attracts 122 world chess players from 46 countries vying for the title has come to an end today in Dubai, the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The event took place on 16th-21st of June 2014 and the winner of the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship goes to Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Silver and bronze went to Italian Grandmasters Caruana Fabiano and Vishy Anand (India) respectively at the rapid event. Nepomniachtchi Ian (Russian) who has been consistent in the Blitz tourney finished the championship only a point behind Carlsen with 15 points while the America No.1 Hikaru Nakamura also came third with 15 points.