US EditionMagnus Carlsen Reclaims World Rapid Crown, Arjun Erigaisi Takes Bronze; Koneru Humpy Shines in Women's Section
Magnus Carlsen scored 10.5/13 to reclaim the title after last year's jeans protest prompted FIDE to relax its dress code, motivating his return to competition.
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Carlsen regains world rapid title; Wesley So pockets P1 million
MANILA, Philippines – Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the rapid section crown while Wesley So settled for eighth place in the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships on Sunday, December 28 (Monday, December 29, Manila time) in Doha, Qatar. Showing why he’s the undisputed world No. 1, Carlsen posted 10.5 points to bag 70,000 pounds (P5.5 million) and clinch his sixth title in the 247-player event, where he vacated the throne last year due to a dress…
Although he even punched a camera in the face after an unexpected defeat on Saturday, Magnus Carlsen won the World Rapid Championship in Doha on Sunday, the final day of the tournament. The Norwegian chess player won the World Rapid Championship for the sixth time, a year after he withdrew from the event at this time last year under scandalous circumstances. At the World Championship, which was then held in New York, the organizers began to tigh…
Magnus Carlsen reclaims World Rapid chess title after forfeiting it last year over ‘jeans’
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Magnus Carlsen reclaims World Rapid crown, Arjun Erigaisi takes bronze; Koneru Humpy shines in women's section
Magnus Carlsen wins the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2025 with 10.5/13 points, claiming his sixth title. Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi earns bronze, while Koneru Humpy takes bronze in the women’s section. Gukesh Dommaraju and other Indian GMs finish mid-table.
Magnus Carlsen wins World Rapid Championship for the sixth time
Magnus Carlsen claimed his sixth crown at the World Rapid Championship in chess, with a score of 10.5 out of 13, a full point ahead of Vladislav Artemiev and Arjun Erigaisi, who joined him in the podium, although four players were in the second place with 9.5 points. The other two, Hans Niemann and Leinier Dominguez Perez, lost the medal due to a tie-break sustem based on the sum of points of their opponents in the tournament. It is his sixth c…
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