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.
Grandmasters Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Oleksandr Bortnyk, along with International Master Renato Terry, claimed victories in the three 3+0 Thursday online blitz tournaments on April 30. Each player extended their strong recent form in the weekly events for titled players. Women's prizes went to Milena Kawka, Karina Ambartsumova and Anastasia Avramidou.
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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.