Chess with Sam Collins

Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

World Blitz Championship 2018, St Petersburg

Having narrowly failed to win the World Rapid, Magnus Carlsen was unplayable in the World Blitz, remaining undefeated and easily winning the event with 17 points from 21 games.

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4

This line is slightly unusual (4.g3 and 4.e3 are the main lines), but scored 100 per cent for White in the World Blitz, including three wins ...