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.
Firouzja, Alireza (France) – Gareyev, Timur (USA)
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 round 06
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 d6 6. e4 e5 7. d5 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Ne7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. h3 a5 11. Be3 b6 12. Bc2 Nd7 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nf5 Kh8 15. g4 Bd7 16. h4 Rb8 17. h5 f6 18. b3 Nb7 19. f3 b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. h6 g5 22. Ng7 Qd7 23. Kf2 Rfc8 24. Qd2 c6 25. Nh5 Ng8 26. Rac1 Nd8 27. a4 Ba6 28. Qxa5 Ra8 29. Qd2 c5 30. b4 cxb4 31. Bb3 Nf7 32. Rc6 Bb7 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Qxb4 Ba6 35. a5 Nfxh6 36. Ng3 Bb5 37. Rc1 Rf8 38. Bd1 Ne7 39. Bb6 Rc8 40. Rxc8+ Nxc8 41. Be3 Kg7 42. Be2 Bxe2 43. Nxe2 Nf7 44. a6 Nd8 45. Qb8
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