"Magnus Carlsen's domination of chess showed no sign of weakening when the world number one won the blitz world championship title for the ninth time on Tuesday, two days after taking the rapid title. The Norwegian beat Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2-1 in the final in Doha to secure his fifth rapid and blitz double after achieving the feat in 2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023."
"He beat American Fabiano Caruana in the semi-finals 3-1 before losing the first game against 21-year-old Abdusattorov in the best-of-four final. The 35-year-old Carlsen, who also won the Freestyle Chess grand slam title this year, struck back in the second game and after a draw in the third, he kept his cool in the time scramble in the fourth to prevail in the endgame. Uzbekistan's Bibisara Assaubayeva beat Ukrainian Anna Muzychuk 2-1 in the final to win the women's title."
Magnus Carlsen secured the blitz world championship title for the ninth time, finishing 2-1 against Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Doha. Carlsen completed his fifth rapid-and-blitz double after winning the rapid title two days earlier. He recovered from a stuttering start in the 19 opening games to reach the semifinals, where he beat Fabiano Caruana 3-1. Carlsen lost the first game of the final but struck back, drew the third, and held his nerve in a time scramble to prevail in the endgame. Bibisara Assaubayeva won the women's title, beating Anna Muzychuk 2-1.
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