Magnus Carlsen claimed a jaw-dropping victory within the World Fast and Blitz Poland occasion on Sunday after happening a rampaging run the place he defeated all 9 different gamers within the Warsaw occasion in a row to pip China’s Wei Yi by half some extent. The World No 1 went on a 10-game profitable streak to overtake Wei, who was main by 2.5 factors after Saturday.
The occasion had three Indian prodigies — World Chess Championship challenger D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi — moreover a bunch of high grandmasters like Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Vincent Keymer. However that mattered little as Carlsen went on a 10-game profitable streak to safe victory.
Whereas Praggnanandhaa (19 factors) was fourth and Erigaisi (18 factors) was fifth, Gukesh (12.5 factors) led to final spot.
Carlsen will take dwelling a cool winner’s cheque of $40,000 for profitable the Poland occasion.
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Carlsen says he felt calmer on Sunday
“I simply struggle onerous,” Carlsen advised the official social media deal with of Grand Chess Tour after his win.
Magnus Carlsen with the trophy after profitable the 2024 Superbet Fast & Blitz Poland on Sunday. (Photograph courtesy of Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes)
“I knew that if I had day at the moment that I had an opportunity (to win). I might really feel from the second recreation (on Sunday) onwards that I used to be lots calmer than I used to be yesterday. So I felt I used to be in with a shot. I additionally knew that I’ve completed this earlier than in 2017 on the World Blitz, after I got here in 2.5 factors behind Sergey Karjakin and I erased that deficit in 4 video games, beating him within the fourth recreation. It was precisely the identical at the moment. felt very calm at the moment,” Carlsen admitted.
Carlsen additionally complimented China’s Wei Yi for pushing him onerous. The Chinese language GM was within the lead within the standings after Saturday’s video games.
“There have been so many occasions after I would win and see that he had gained too, so I used to be not nearer to main the occasion’s standings. He had a efficiency that you just win with each single time,” Carlsen stated.