World Blitz Chess Championship Astana, Kazkhstan 2012-07-09/2012-07-10

Place	S.No.	Title	Name		Fed.		FIDE		Total		Wins	S.B.
1	2	GM	Grischuk, Alexander		RUS		2763		20		15	288.75
2	10	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		NOR		2837		19.5		16	280.25
3	5	GM	Karjakin, Sergey		RUS		2779		18.5		13	259.25
4	16	GM	Morozevich, Alexander		RUS		2770		17.5		13	252
5	7	GM	Andreikin, Dmitry		RUS		2700		17		12	257.25
6	3	GM	Radjabov, Teimour		AZE		2788		17		12	231.25
7	1	GM	Le, Quang Liem		VIE		2693		16.5		14	224.5
8	12	GM	Svidler, Peter		RUS		2749		15		10	226
9	11	GM	Ivanchuk, Vassily		UKR		2769		15		13	207
10	6	GM	Gelfand, Boris		ISR		2738		13.5		10	195.25
11	14	GM	Chadaev, Nikolai		RUS		2580		13.5		10	192.75
12	9	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar		AZE		2726		13		9	178.5
13	15	GM	Topalov, Veselin		BUL		2752		13		6	194.25
14	8	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat		KAZ		2561		12		8	178
15	13	GM	Bologan, Viktor		MDA		2732		11		10	158
16	4	GM	Kotsur, Pavel		KAZ		2571		8		5	116.5

TIE-BREAK

 

The final standing of players is determined by number of points scored.

 

If there is a tie, it is broken by:

a) Results between players involved;

b) Number of wins;

c) Sonneborne-Berger score;

d) Sudden death game 5’-4’

 

If several players tie for the first place, then above priorities will be used to determine the first and second players and the title will be decided in a sudden death game between them. Lots will be drawn before the game, the winner choosing the colour of his pieces in this last game. If the game is drawn, the player who has Black pieces is declared the World Blitz Chess Champion.