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 1: World Blitz Chess Championship Almaty 2008
  : November 8th  Almaty, Kazakhstan
  : http://www.worldblitz2008.kz/
 2: LIVE COVERAGE on ICC
  : 15 Rounds - Round Robin
  : Starting time at 3:00 AM ICC Time
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 3: Final standings after round 15:
  :  1    11.5  GM Leinier Dominguez (World Blitz Champion)
  :  2    11.0  GM Vassily Ivanchuk
 4:  3-4  10.0  GM Peter Svidler
  :             GM Alexander Grischuk
  :  5-6   9.5  GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
 5:             GM Teimour Radjabov
  :  7     8.0  GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev
  :  8     7.5  GM Alexander Morozevich
 6:  9-10  7.0  GM Gata Kamsky
  :             GM Boris Gelfand
  :  11-12 6.5  GM Vladislav Tkachiev
 7:             GM Sergei Rublevsky
  :  13    5.5  GM Rafael Vaganian
  :  14    4.5  GM Bassem Amin
 8:  15    3.5  GM Krishnan Sasikiran
  :  16    2.5  GM Judith Polgar
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 9: Time control: 5 minutes without increment
10: Prize fund: 350,000 Swiss Francs (324,074 US $)
  : Map: http://europe.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=kz&city=almaty&zoom=1
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