World Blitz Chess Championship 2023: Carlsen repeats title-sweep; A first for Gunina; Poor day for Indians
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Saturday, 30 December, 2023, 19:48
![]() Indians faltered in the big matches and fell short of securing podium finishes in both sections after Magnus Carlsen lived up to his reputation and Russia’s Valentina Gunina proved a worthy champion in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Saturday. |

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