Blitz gold medalist Sergey Karjakin of Russia is sole leader after the first day of Basque system chess event. Basque system is an interesting idea, opponents are playing on two boards simultaneously, one with white pieces and one with black. It makes the matches really exciting. One of the most important parts is the time management.

In women's section Hou Yifan, the 19 years old Womens World Champion, and 2013 World Mindgames gold medalist in blitz, got of to an excellent start by beating former World Champion Antonetta Stefanova of Bulgaria by 2-0.

Full report is available at the official website

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Blitz Results

Sergey Karjakin from Russia won the blitz tournament with 19.5 out of 30 games.

Hou Yifan from China is the winner in women's section.

Full report is at the official website

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Day 2 of Blitz

Day 2 of the womens blitz event, saw the reigning World Champion, Hou Yifan break away from the field of competitors.

Day 2 of the mens blitz tournament, was a very dramatic day, where the lead constantly kept changing.

Full report of the day is available at the official website