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.
Martirosyan, Haik M. (Armenia) – Firouzja, Alireza (France)
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 round 02
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. e4 Nb4 13. Qa4 b5 14. Qxb4 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxd1+ 16. Ne1 b4 17. Qxb4 Nb7 18. Bf3 c5 19. Qc3 Qd4 20. Qc2 Be6 21. Be3 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Bxc4 23. e5 Rab8 24. b3 Ba6 25. Bg5 Rfe8 26. Bc6 Rec8 27. Bd7 Rc7 28. e6 fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kg7 30. Bf4 Nd6 31. Be5+ Kf8 32. Nf3 h6 33. Nh4 Bd3 34. Rd1 c4 35. Kg2 g5 36. Nf3 Be4 37. Rxd6 exd6 38. Bxd6+ Re7 39. Bxc4 Rd8 40. Bxe7+ Kxe7 41. g4 h5 42. h3 h4 43. Be2 Rf8 44. b4 Rf4 45. b5 Kd6 46. a4 Kc5 47. a5 Bxf3+ 0-1
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