Magnus Carlsen Claims a Historic 6th World Rapid Title!!

Featured is an instructive rapid chess game between Turkish star Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Magnus Carlsen from the penultimate round of the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship. Arising from a Ruy Lopez, Breyer Variation, the game reaches a key moment after 22...dxe5. Erdogmus’s reply alters the character of the position, allowing Carlsen to exploit a newly created weakness on d4. The ensuing struggle surrounding this square offers an excellent example for positional play. This victory in Round 12 gave Carlsen a full-point lead heading into the final round. He then comfortably drew with the White pieces against Anish Giri to finish on 10.5/13, a clear point ahead of the field, thereby securing him a remarkable 6th World Rapid Chess Championship title. #MagnusCarlsen #RapidBlitz Image of Magnus Carlsen by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 a5 15. Bd3 b4 16. Bd2 c6 17. Nf5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Qc2 Qc7 21. Rab1 Rb6 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. c4 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Nc5 25. Ng3 Nfd7 26. Be3 g6 27. Nf1 Ne6 28. N1d2 Bc5 29. Bxc5 Ndxc5 30. Nb3 f6 31. Nxc5 Nxc5 32. Nd2 a4 33. Nf1 Rd8 34. Ne3 Kg7 35. Qc1 Nxe4 36. c5 h5 37. Rb6 Rd4 38. Ra6 Qb7 39. Rb6 Qd7 40. Qb2 Rd2 41. Qb4 Qd4 42. Rb7+ Kh6 43. Qc4 Qxc4 44. Nxc4 Rxa2 45. Nd6 Nxd6 46. cxd6 Rd2 47. d7 a3 48. Ra7 h4 49. Rxa3 Rxd7 50. Rc3 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Rd6 52. Rc4 Kg5