Blitz chess is a frantic run against the clock. Alexander Grischuk turned it back in some style in front of a big audience at the National Library here on Saturday, the final day of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament.
At 39, he was the oldest in the field, in which half competitors were less than 21. But then, the Russian is a three-time World champion in this format.
All that experience came in handy, as Grischuk, seeded fifth, finished as the outright winner of the open blitz event. To clinch the title, all he needed was a draw in the final round, from the second oldest in the field — Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.
