6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. Each match had three different time controls: 90 minutes of 5+1 games, … Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged the winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. The match was close but in the end Nakamura's skills in bullet chess helped him to a narrow 13½-12½ win. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. In this second edition, there’s a total prize fund of $25,000 on the line. The final score was 14.5-12.5 for the Indian GM in this quarterfinal of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. For the WSCC Super Final, the top two Grand Prix best players will square off in the Women’s Speed Chess Championship Super Final match to be played on International Chess Day, 20th July starting at 7 AM PDT/USA. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. GM Nihal Sarin defeated GM Haik Martirosyan 17-9 to become the first player to reach the final of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. Sarin crossed 2600 Elo in the live rating list last year, becoming the youngest-ever Indian and second-youngest in history to do so at the age of 14 years and 10 months. Wesley So (7-3) Seed: 4th. According to a press release, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand praised Sarin, saying, "Nihal is one of the world's fastest juniors, and this result confirms it." Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! -  Special Arrangement. NAGPUR: Indian chess prodigy and world's 15th youngest grandmaster Nihal Sarin won the chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship late on Thursday night. Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. Grandmaster Wesley So displayed both incredible skill and speed on his route to winning the 2020 U.S. Past winners of the Speed Chess Championship include Magnus Carlsen (2017) and Hikaru Nakamura (2018, 2019). 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. The title win earned the 16-year-old Sarin USD 8,766 and enabled him to qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final which will feature the world’s best players. Read: The 2020 Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championships sponsored by ChessKid is a 16-player knockout tournament among the top junior players in the world. Koneru Humpy ‘immensely satisfied’ after contributing to India’s Olympiad triumph. Thus, the line up for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship final was clear; Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. Chess.com Speed Chess Championship Semi-Finals Set Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:51PM The two remaining quarterfinal matches took place, and neither came within a mile of the quality and drama of yesterday's Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave battle. Recently, Sevian played in the Junior Speed Chess Championship, making it to the quarter finals. Two World Junior Championship do battle in Junior Speed Chess Championship semifinals. He turned International Master at 12 years and 8 months, the same age at which Carlsen also achieved the feat, becoming the third-youngest in the world then to do so. The match was closer than predicted as Smirnov did better than expected. Alexandra Kosteniuk wins the final leg of the Women’s Speed Chess Grand Prix and qualifies for the Super Final match against Anna Ushenina.. Kosteniuk dictated the proceedings in the final match against Humpy Koneru.She took the lead in the 5+1 minute games, however, Koneru bounced back in 3+1. The match was close but in the end Nakamura's skills in bullet chess helped him to a narrow 13½-12½ win. Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com’s 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia’s world junior No. Very few left MVL with any chances against Magnus Carlsen in the semi-final, yet he proved to be a troublesome opponent. The final. The tournament includes eight of the world's top-10 junior players and has a prize fund of $25,000. The next match is on Friday between GM Sam Sevian and GM Alexey Sarana. The Indian teenager had lost in the first round of the 2019 Junior Speed Chess event. Eight players will be fighting for the last available spot in the championship. Past winners of the Speed Chess Championship include Magnus Carlsen (2017) and Hikaru Nakamura (2018, 2019). With this win, Sarin, 16, earned USD 8,766 and also qualified for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final which will feature the world's best players. Key Stat: 8.5-1.5 lifetime in 3+1 segments. Speed Chess Championship, Semifinals: Nakamura defeats So 12/10/2020 – On Wednesday, December 9, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So played the first semi-final of the chess.com Speed Chess Championship. The win enabled Sarin to qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final (File photo). Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. The score was equal 3.5-3.5 after Game 7 and Humpy almost had a decisive advantage in Game 8 which was also the last Blitz game of the Finals. Women's Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix final standings:. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. Sarin, a former world Under-10 champion, will join the Indian men's team that is taking part in the Asian Online Nations (Regions) Cup Team Championship, which began Saturday, next. Humpy's brilliant run at the final leg of FIDE chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship came to an end as she lost to former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk by 5-7. Past winners of the Speed Chess Championship include Magnus Carlsen (2017) and Hikaru Nakamura (2018, 2019). Indian teenager created history on Saturday (October 10) by winning the Chess.com’s 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, defeating Russia’s Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. In the … To continue enjoying Sportstar, you can turn off your adblocker or subscribe to Sportstar Plus. Introduced to chess by his grandfather when he was seven to rein in his restless, boyish energy, Nihal went on to win the Asian U-10 rapid and blitz titles. Nakamura’s superiority only came to light in the bullet-chess section. 12/10/2020 – On Wednesday, December 9, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So played the first semi-final of the chess.com Speed Chess Championship. The Speed Chess Championship is an elite knockout tournament taking place on Chess.com and featuring most of the best blitz chess players in the world. Sarin had beaten American Andrew Tang, Australia’s Anton Smirnov and Armenian Haik Martirosyan en route the title. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. Past winners of the Speed Chess Championship include Magnus Carlsen (2017) and Hikaru Nakamura (2018, 2019). India's Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship after beating Russia's world junior No. India's Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship after beating Russia's world junior No. During his appearance at the 2015 US Championship, Sevian defeated Wesley So, one of the top ten Grandmasters in the world. QUIZ - What connects Sachin, Pele and Mike Tyson? The title win earned the 16-year old Sarin $ 8,766 and enabled him to qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final which will feature the world’s best players. Nihal Sarin won the 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship after beating Russia's world junior No. Back in Chennai, Anand looks forward to home food and bonding with son, High-stakes online chess can be your next quarantine sports obsession. So swept Duda in the 5-minute (5-4), 3-minute (6-2), and 1-minute sections (9-1) en route to a 20-7 rout in the semifinals of the 2018 Elite Speed Chess Championship. Sarin, a former world Under-10 champion, will join the Indian men’s team that is taking part in the Asian Online Nations (Regions) Cup Team Championship which began on Saturday. The game segment will increase to 90 minutes per segment but the time control will remain as is as per previous rounds. The Indian teenager had lost in the first round of the 2019 Junior Speed Chess event. 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The 2020 edition of the Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship, presented by ChessKid, begins this week. So is the back-to-back runner … https://www.chess.com/article/view/2020-speed-chess-championship 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final. The Indian teenager had lost in the first round of the 2019 Junior Speed Chess event. According to a press release, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand praised Sarin, saying, “Nihal is one of the world’s fastest juniors, and this result confirms it.”. The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).. The title win earned the 16-year old Sarin USD 8,766 and enabled him to qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final, which will feature the world's best players. A total of 31 blitz and bullet games were played with three different time controls. In 2017, he won the American Continental Chess Championship, being the youngest in history to do so. The 2020 edition of the World Youth Chess Championships took place in the Tornelo online platform for the first time, comprising five different groups from ages 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18. Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. Young Indian player Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com’s 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia’s world junior No. Sarin had beaten American Andrew Tang, Australia's Anton Smirnov and Armenian Haik Martirosyan en route the title. 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In August 2018, Sarin turned Grandmaster after winning his third norm at the Abu Dhabi Masters with 5.5 points from nine matches with a round to spare. Sarin had beaten American Andrew Tang, Australia’s Anton Smirnov and Armenian Haik Martirosyan en route the title. India's Nihal Sarin wins Junior Speed Chess Championship, How SP Balasubrahmanyam helped teenage Viswanathan Anand with a break, Chess mess: FIDE mulls tweaking rules after Olympiad's joint-winner compromise, Drama and intrigue: How India won a historic Chess Olympiad gold, Chess Olympiad: India, Russia declared joint winners after internet issues mar final, Humpy leads India to Chess Olympiad final, Grand snub: Arjuna awards leave India's chess kings without a crown, Server error? 90 minutes of 5/1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3/1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1/1 bullet chess. 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