The 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship and Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship are elite events organized by FIDE to determine the best players in fast time controls in the world. The championship gathers national champions and grandmaster-level players from around the globe to compete in two Swiss tournaments for their piece of the $1 million prize fund. The event runs from December 26 through December 30, starting at 6:00 a.m. Pacific time/15:00 Central Europe.
Shirov, Alexei (Spain) – Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 round 05
PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 13. c3 Na6 14. d4 Bf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Qd6 17. Nd2 Be7 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nc5 21. Bc2 Bb7 22. Qe1 Rbe8 23. Qg3 Bxd5 24. Bxc7 Qc6 25. Be5 f6 26. Bf4 Ne6 27. Qh3 g6 28. Bh6 Ng5 29. Bxg5 fxg5 30. Bb3 Bxb3 31. Nxb3 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Bf6 33. Qd3 g4 34. Nd4 Qc4 35. Qxc4+ bxc4 36. Nb5 Re2 37. g3 Be7 38. Na3 Rxb2 39. Nxc4 Re2 40. Nb6 Kg7 41. Nd5 Bd6 42. Nf4 Re3 43. Kg2 h5 44. Rf2 Rxc3 45. Ne6+ Kh6 46. Rd2 Be5 47. Re2 Bb8 48. Rb2 Ba7 49. Ra2 Be3 50. Re2 g5 51. Nc7 Rd3 52. Nd5 Bd4 53. Ne7 Bc5 54. Re5 Rd2+ 55. Kf1 Rc2 56. Nf5+ Kg6 57. Ne3 0-1
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