PARIS, France — Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the world’s number one chess player, on Tuesday won the World Blitz Championship in Doha, days after victory in the slightly longer ‘rapid’ format, to secure his 20th world title. Carlsen, 35, beat Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 21, in the final, securing victory with black in the fourth and final game, after losing the first. READ: Cebu chess scene: NM Ganzon rules Felix Balbona Memorial tournament Blitz games Blitz games are played with three minutes at the start for both players, plus an additional two seconds per move. Carlsen almost failed to reach the semi-finals […]... Keep on reading: Chess: Magnus Carlsen of Norway wins his 20th world title