Chess star Magnus Carlsen has made the title triple perfect. Two days after winning the World Rapid Chess Championship, the Norwegian also won the title of World Blitz Chess Champion.
The 32-year-old, who also holds the title in classical chess, won the two-day tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with 16 points from 21 games.
Second was Hikarus Nakamura of the USA ahead of Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan of Armenia, who each had 15 points.
The German young professional Vincent Keymer, who came second in the rapid chess tournament, finished 13th with 13.5 points. He lost among others again against Carlsen.
In blitz chess, players have less than 10 to 15 minutes to think about the entire game.