Humpy finishes 12th in blitz; Magnus wins

Moscow, December 31

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A hat-trick of losses in the last three rounds ended Koneru Humpy’s hopes of a second title at the women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championships as the Indian Grandmaster finished 12th overall in the two-day blitz competition here. Kateryna Lagno of Russia and Norway’s Magnus Carlsen defended their titles in the women’s and men’s blitz competition on Monday. Carlsen had also won the world rapid title.

Humpy, who had claimed the world rapid title on Saturday, was placed second with seven points from nine rounds after the opening day of the blitz competition. However, the 32-year-old Indian failed to continue in the same vein and ended the tournament with 10.5 points out of 17 games. Another Indian, Harika Dronavalli, finished 25th in women’s blitz competition. — PTI