Day 1 of the 2021 Open World Blitz Championship is over with GM Levon Aronian leading the event (10/12

Alexandra Kosteniuk is the undefeated 2021 Women’s World Rapid Champion, followed by the 17-year-old Bibisara Assaubayeva, and the Russian GM Valentina Gunina

Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja, and Hikaru Nakamura are already in Warsaw for the traditional end of year tournament, the 2021 World Rapid and Blitz