Materials about the 2025 Blitz Championship

Live broadcast, day one

Live broadcast, day two

Live broadcast, day three

Live broadcast, day five

Live broadcast, day six

Live broadcast, day seven

Qualifying round report

The first part of the program is over—the qualifying round is complete. Next up are Toky Ramanamahefa and Eric Ratahiry. Our African colleagues demonstrated class and serious determination, not losing a single game in three series. The main stage will obviously be much more challenging, but...

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First round report

The first round is over. The shooting was done very quickly – in about forty minutes. All series ended 2-0, with the rating favorites winning them all. Judging by the numbers, there wasn't much competition, but that's not entirely true, of course...

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Second round report

Yesterday we played the second round and, ahead of schedule, one set of the fourth. So far, everything has been stable – clean sweeps for the favorites. Konstantin Zakharevich had a real chance to secure points – in the first game, Alexander Belevskiy had to resort to a global...

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Third round report

Well, here it is – a spirited, pinpoint battle. The third round proved to be as spectacular and action-packed as possible. Only Igor Voynov claimed a clear victory – Ivan Pivovarov found no way to counter the champion's onslaught.

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Fourth round report

In the fourth round, the favorites, who were already on the winning track, easily secured clean sweeps, and only Ivan Pivovarov and Konstantin Zakharevich produced a real thriller. Ivan confidently took the first set...

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Report on the fifth and sixth rounds

Saturday's program included two rounds. The tournament's main favorites completed the tournament unscathed and approach the head-to-head match with equal odds (a symbolic one-point lead doesn't give Igor Voynov any advantage...

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Seventh round report

Every winning streak ends sooner or later. No dominance lasts forever. For every Akella, fate has that one fatal mistake in store. Yesterday, it was Igor Voynov's turn. Sergey Fedotov's victory wasn't exactly a sensation...

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Tournament Report

We've discussed the favorites, but the tournament, of course, wasn't limited to their confrontations. Much interesting action also took place on the lower levels. Alexander Belevskiy stands out. He defeated everyone except the gold and silver medalists in two games...

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