Anastasia Bodnaruk: "Humpy played better than me, but I played faster. This was my way to success"

Anastasia Bodnaruk of Russia took the women's Rapid championship.Note:Russians are playing under a neutral flag because of the Ukraine war.The male winner of the Rapid phase of the tournament was Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.Next is three days of Blitz competition.Koneru Humpy is an Indian Woman Grandmaster who won the Rapid Championship in 2019.

Rapid - Day 2 | FIDE World Rapid & Blitz 2023 - Samarkand,Uzbekistan,Central Asia

FIDE is the governing body of world chess.

Rapid - Day 1 | FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2023 - Starts at 5:53 - initially some audio problems - 26 December 2023 - Samarkand,Uzbekistan,Central Asia

Nurgyul Salimova: "I really enjoy rapid lately because of the World Cup." - Samarkand,Uzbekistan,Central Asia

Nurgyul Salimova is a Bulgarian of Turkish descent.In 2019,FIDE,the governing body of world chess,awarded her the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.