Kazakh phenom Abudsattorov dethrones Carlsen for world rapid chess title

If you start the year with three world titles and end it with just one, can it really be called a successful year?

That’s the philosophical conundrum facing Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who came into 2021 with a unique trifecta as the world champ at classical, rapid and blitz time controls. ...

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