Carlsen Wins Total Chess Blitz Event; Vaishali Upsets So and Niemann
At the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot Blitz event in Budapest, Magnus Carlsen won the nine-round Swiss tournament unbeaten with seven points. Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali notably defeated world No.6 Wesley So and No.36 Hans Niemann but finished with four points after mixed results. Arjun Erigaisi tied for fourth with 5.5 points, while Levon Aronian secured third place. The Blitz standings will influence tiebreaks and semifinal pairings in the tournament's knockout stages.
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news18 broke this story on 11 Nov, 04:17 am. Other outlets followed.
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