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Rapid World Championship ends in German Mainz. Armenian GM Levon Aronian passed finals as he did in “Chess-960” tournament but, fortunately, he has not repeated the circle. This time he has been undefeated giving no opportunity to his rival Nepomniachtchi. The Aronian won rapid world champion’s title by 3:1 point. Note that Aronian made his wish come true winning Anand in rapid chess.

Aronian - Nepomniachtchi 1:0

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Ne4 Rad8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Qc2 Qe8 15. Ba1 Qf7 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Nd5 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bd7 22. Be4 f5 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Rbd1 Rbe8 25. Ba1 Ne7 26. Qb2 Ng6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. e3 Re6 29. Rd4 Ne5 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Ra4 Nd7 32. Qa2 Kh8 33. Rxa6 Nxc5 34. Ra7 Ne4 35. Rxc7 Qxc7 36. Qxe6 Ng5 37. Qc4 c5 38. Qd5 h6 39. Rc1 Ne4 40. f3 Ng5 41. Qxc5 Qf7 42. Qc6 Qh5 43. Rf1 Rf7 44. h4 Nh7 45. Rd1 Nf6 46. Kg2 Kh7 47. Bxf6 Rxf6 48. Rd6 Rf8 49. Rd7 Qe8 50. Kf2 Qe5 51. Rd4 Re8 52. Qc3 Re6 53. Rc4 Qd6 54. h5 Re7 55. Qc2 Rf7 56. a4 Qd8 57. Rf4 Qg5 58. g4 Qh4+ 59. Kg2 Qe7 60. Rxf5 Rxf5 61. Qxf5+ Kh8 62. Qf4 1:0:

Nepomniachtchi - Aronian 0:1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. h3 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nc4 Ng6 11. h4 h6 12. g3 Qe6 13. a4 c6 14. a5 Bc7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. h5 d5 17. Ra4 O-O-O 18. Nh4 Qd7 19. Kf1 c5 20. b3 c4 21. dxc4 Nxe4 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. Ra2 d4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Neg2 d3 26. Qd1 Ne4 27. a6 d2 28. axb7+ Kb8 29. Bb2 Nf5 30. Kg1 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Bb6+ 32. Ne3 Nxe3 33. Be5+ Kxb7 34. Qf3+ Qc6 0:1:

Aronian - Nepomniachtchi 0,5:0,5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. c4 Bd7 16. Rfc1 b6 17. h4 Qa4 18. Rb3 b5 19. cxb5 Rxb5 20. Rxb5 Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Bxb5 22. Rxc5 Bxe2 23. Bf1 Bf3 24. Bg2 Be2 25. Bf1 Bg4 26. Be3 Rb8 27. Rb5 Rxb5 28. Bxb5 a5 29. Kg2 Bd1 30. a4 Bb3 31. Bc6 Bd6 32. Kf3 f5 33. Bd2 Bc7 34. Ke2 Bc4+ 35. Kd1 Kf7 36. Ke1 Bb6 37. Bc3 h6 38. Bd2 Kg7 39. Bc3+ Kf7 40. Bd2 Kg7 41. Bc3+ Kh7 42. Bd2 Bd3 43. f3 Bc4 44. Bc1 Bc7 45. Kf2 Bd6 46. Be3 Bb4 47. Bf4 Kg7 48. Be3 Bc3 49. Bc1 Bb4 50. Be3 h5 51. Bd4+ Kf7 52. Be5 Bc5+ 53. Kg2 Bd6 54. Bxd6 exd6 55. f4 Ke7 56. Kf2 Kd8 57. Ke3 1/2:1/2:

Nepomniachtchi - Aronian 0,5:0,5

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8
8. Qg3 Rxe4 9. a3 Rg4 10. Qe3 Bf8 11. f3 Rg6 12. Qf2 d5 13. Bd3 d4 14. Bxg6
hxg6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nb5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Be3 19. Qg3 Bf5 20. Nxc7
Qd7 21. Nxa8 Bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Qf5+ 23. Kb3 Qd5+ 24. Kc2 Qf5+ 25. Kb3 1/2:1/2: