Sergey Karjakin won the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 8th. The Moscovite finished on 11.5/15, a point more than Magnus Carlsen, who lost to Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexander Grischuk on the last day. Veselin Topalov finished in third place. The Bulgarian edged out Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on tiebreak.
