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		n2d4 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz championship a... That's because Caruana was a bad Blitz player though; on the elo rankings, Carlsen's lead is (and usually tends to be) smaller in Blitz.

ANewFormation 8 months ago [–]

The tie breaks were rapid, not blitz. And rapid is where Magnus' gap over #2 is the largest.

And no great player is bad at any time control - they're just 'less good'. Except Magnus - since he's #1 at everything he's just more or less dominant.

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