Which athlete won the world championships in both blitz and rapid chess?
Magnus Carlsen
2023 January
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When Magnus Carlsen of Norway won both the World Rapid and World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, he accomplished a remarkable feat. For the third time in his career, the 32-year-old now holds the titles for the Classical, Rapid, and Blitz world chess championships. No other player has ever won the Rapid and Blitz championships in the same year as of 2022.