Blitz Chess
Dmitry Andreikin claims Titled Tuesday victory in dramatic finish
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Grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin won the January 27 Titled Tuesday online chess tournament on Chess.com with a perfect undefeated score of 9.5/11. He emerged as the sole leader after a thrilling final round where he outlasted Sam Sevian in a 101-move rook endgame. The event featured an early upset when teenager Jacorey Bynum checkmated Magnus Carlsen with a bold queen sacrifice.
Twelve-year-old Argentinian chess prodigy IM Faustino Oro has reached fifth place on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard, achieving a peak rating of 3295. He now prepares for the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, where he seeks his final grandmaster norm to potentially become the youngest GM ever. Oro's recent online successes include victories over top grandmasters like Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer.
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The second edition of the Ramadan Blitz Chess Championship starts Thursday in Doha, Qatar, featuring 70 players. Organized by the Qatar Chess Association and the Doha Youth Center, the event aims to promote chess during Ramadan. It offers an internationally rated competition at the Friends of the Environment Center.