Wesley So falters in World Rapid chess event as Russian Volodar Murzin rules

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Russian Volodar Murzin became the world champion in accelerated chess in New York, and the news of the day was provided by Magnus Carlsen, who announced that he would participate in the World Rapid Chess Championship.

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Wesley So falters in World Rapid chess event as Russian Volodar Murzin rules

MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So’s slump extended to the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships on Saturday (Sunday, December 29, Manila time) as he finished out of the money in the rapid section won by Russian sensation Volodar Murzin on Wall Street, New York City. The Bacoor, Cavite-born So lost his 13th and final round match to Russian GM Aleksandr Shimanov and wound up with 7.0 points, settling for a woeful 61st place among 182 entries in the…

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Volodar Murzin and Russia stole the headlines in the recently completed Ajdrez World Cup of fast games, staged in the U.S. city of New York, from 26 to 28 December, by the Swiss system.

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Last October, a boy gleamed with a childish face and Caucasian features was erected in one of the surprises of the Spanish Chess Championship by teams of Honor Division in Melilla. Russian Volodan Murzin participated as board number 1 of the Magic Extremadura Club. Magic, led by Manuel Pérez Candelario, counted on the Russian 'fichajes' of Murzin and Shuvalova, in addition to the participation of Jaime Santos Latasa and the chess player of Valde…

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Volodar Murzin and Russia stole the headlines in the recently finished Ajdrez World Cup of fast games, staged in the U.S. city of New York, from 26 to 28 December, by the Swiss system. Murzin, just 18 years old, won the crown in the Open tournament, with 10 points of 13 possible. The World Fast Chess post: Murzin and Russia make history first appeared on Cubadebate.

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The Russian chess player, competing in an individual title, was the most solid in the World Championship at a fast pace, having led for almost the entire event.