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.
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (UZB) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (RUS)
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 round 15
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. h3 a5 7. Be2 Bc5 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. Qe1 Ne7 12. Nh4 Ng6 13. Nf5 c6 14. Qg3 Bxf5 15. Rxf5 Nh7 16. Raf1 Qh4 17. Kh2 Qxg3+ 18. Kxg3 Ne7 19. R5f2 Ng5 20. h4 Ne6 21. Bg4 Nc7 22. Na4 f6 23. d4 Rfd8 24. Rd2 b5 25. cxb5 Nxb5 26. Rc1 Rab8 27. Nc3 Kf7 28. h5 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Rb5 30. Be2 Rb6 31. Bc4+ d5 32. dxe5 fxe5 33. exd5 cxd5 34. e4 Kf6 35. Bxd5 Nxd5 36. exd5 Kg5 37. Re3 Kxh5 38. Rxe5+ Kg6 39. d6 a4 40. d7 Kf7 41. Rf2+ Kg6 42. Re7 Rd6 43. Rff7 Rd3+ 44. Kf4 Rb8 45. Rxg7+ Kh5 46. Kf5 Rxb2 47. Rg8 Rbd2 48. Re1 Rd5+ 49. Kf6 Rd6+ 50. Kf5 R6d5+ 51. Kf4 R5d4+ 52. Kg3 R2d3+ 53. Kh2 Rd5 54. d8=Q Rxd8 55. Re5+ Kh4 56. g3+ 1-0
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