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RIYAD (Saudi Arabia) -- Viswanathan Anand beat Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev 2-0 in a blitz tie-break to win the World Rapid Championship in Riyadh. Anand had earlier been joint leader along with Vladimir Fedoseev and Ian Nepomniachtchi, also of Russia, at 10.5 points from a possible 15. He was unbeaten at the end of fifteen rounds, with six wins and nine draws. One of those wins came against world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ninth round. Anand, who lost the 2013 World Championship to Carlsen, won in 34 moves. Ju Wenjun of China won the Women's Rapid Championship.
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