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The 2019 World Rapid and Blitz Championship Starts Today (Thursday)
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 11:49PM
It's still tomorrow for me, but just barely, while for those of you across the pond it's already today. (Assuming anyone reads this. It's possible that the only ones reading this will be the internet equivalent of tumbleweeds. We'll see.)
The World Rapid & Blitz Championships take place in Moscow, with the rapid event going through Saturday and the blitz running on Sunday and Monday. The world champion, Magnus Carlsen, will participate, as will most of the world's top players. (Two notable exceptions: Candidates favorites Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren, ranked #2 and #3 in the world, respectively.) The action starts at 7 a.m. ET, which is 3 p.m. local time in Moscow.
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