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Mamedyarov will play in the World Blitz Chess Championship
15 players of the field are known
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, a steady member of the 2700+ club, will participate in the upcoming World Blitz Chess Championship in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Until now 14 out of the 16 players field were known.

The competition will take place 7-8 November 2008 and will be a round robin with time control 5 minutes. Chessdom.com will be official media partner, expect daily updates, previews, and news from the World Blitz Championship.

Before going to Almaty, Mamedyarov will participate in the European Club Cup together with 23 players over 2700 and 60 players over 2600. Mamedyarov is the top board of Alkaloid, where he will be with GM Milov, GM Inarkiev, GM Kozul, GM Nedev, GM Stanojoski, IM Colovic, and GM Jacimovic.

Grand master from Cuba Leinier Dominguez Perez became winner of IV World Blitz Chess Championship
IV World Blitz Chess Championship was finished by unexpected victory of grand master from Cuba Leinier Dominguez Perez, who played with 15 great blitz-players in the world. Chess-player from Cuba won 8 games and didn’t lose no one, so he took 11,5 scores.
World Blitz Champion 2007 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukrain) took 2nd place with 11 scores. Five times champion of Russia Peter Svidler became bronze medalist with 10 scores.
Anatoly Karpov’s 14 victories and one draw
08.11.08 display of multi-board chess-play of honorable guest of the Championship, 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov with 15 chess fancies from Kazakhstan was held.  Prize-winner of VIII international Seimar Chess Tournament among children and youth Yaroslav Ryabov draw with legendary chess-player.
Opening and draw ceremony of the IV World Blitz Championship
The opening ceremony of the IV WBCC was conducted on November, 7 at 7 PM. FIDE president Kirsan Ilumzhinov, even office’s chief, mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Esimov and Kazakhstan Chess federation president Margulan Seisembaev made welcoming speeches on the ceremony.
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