Piterenka Rapid/Blitz: Karjakin Wins A Crazy Armageddon Game
Four Russian super-GMs participated in the Piterenka Rapid/Blitz tournament in Moscow, Russia. Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Dmitry Jakovenko and Ian Nepomniachtchi battled it out on the 29th in two double-round robins. In the rapid (10' + 5") portion Karjakin and Grischuk tied for first with 4/6, ahead of Nepomniachtchi's 3 and Jakovenko's single point. In the blitz (3' + 2"), Karjakin, Grischuk and Nepomniachtchi all had 3.5/6; Jakovenko again brought up the caboose with 1.5.
Since Karjakin and Grischuk tied in both disciplines they obviously tied overall as well, so they played an Armageddon game. Grischuk finally broke through with White and achieved a completely won position on the board, but by that point both players were very low on time. Up a rook and more, but nearly out of time, Grischuk blundered into a stalemate trick, and so Karjakin won the event - see for yourself.