Magnus Carlsen wins a crazy game against Richard Rapport from a lost position and miraculously catches Hikaru Nakamura in the lead! #RapidBlitz
The pairings for the 1st round in Rapid (open) are out!
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 🟦 - Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴
Richard Rapport 🇷🇴 - Jakhongir Vakhidov 🇺🇿
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Richard Rapport: "In blitz, you give up that illusion of control because eventually, you will make blunders and inaccuracies."
Top boards - Open | Results | Round 2 #RapidBlitz
Magnus Carlsen - Eric Hansen 1-0
Sanan Sjugirov - Richard Rapport ½-½
Rauf Mamedov - ... Show more https://worldrapidandblitz2022.fide.com/open-rapid/
Rapport-Nakamura ends in an almost instant 13-move draw, giving the chasing pack a chance to move within half a point of Hikaru! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/world-blitz-championship-2022/13/1/2