Overview
- Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Zhu Jiner 1.5–0.5 in a 3+2 tie-break after both finished on 8.5 points with Humpy Koneru placed third on tiebreaks.
- Magnus Carlsen topped the open rapid with 10.5/13 to claim his sixth title, while Vladislav Artemiev took second on 9.5.
- Sergey Smagin of the Russian Chess Federation criticized Carlsen’s behavior around his loss to Artemiev, citing pregame yawning and pushing aside a cameraman after the game.
- Other Russian results in the women’s event included Ekaterina Lagno in ninth on 7.5 points, Polina Shuvalova 13th on 7.5, and Anna Shukhman 40th on 6.5.
- The rapid event concluded on December 28 in Doha, and the World Blitz Championship is scheduled for December 29–30.