You don hear am right! Norway‘s chess king, Magnus Carlsen no just win World Blitz Championship for Doha, but he don knack am like say na child play. This one na him 20th world title, and e come after he chop victory for the ‘rapid’ format too, wey make sense no be small!

Make we break am down small small. Carlsen wey don clock 35 years beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov wey dey 21 years in the final, after wahala for the first game wey him lost. But you know say na so life be: if you fall down, you go rise back again. Na so Carlsen use black pieces knack victory for fourth game, securing him place as the top dog for blitz.

Blitz games na quick quick, just three minutes to play your game, plus two seconds for each move. But trust say some players go dey sweat like say dem dey run marathon! Abeg, for the 19 qualifying games, Carlsen nearly no see semi-finals as e don collect three beats, but him manage finish third before e show him class!

He don already show say na im get the rapid title, wey he win on Sunday, where players get 15 minutes plus 10 seconds for each move. This game na serious matter and Carlsen show say he ready to return to the big boys league after losing his long-format title in 2023. That one dey hold now for India’s Dommaraju Gukesh.

As he don take the long-format crown from him hand, now dem don start new championship format called the “Total Chess World Championship Tour” wey go run four events every year. E go crown one champion wey fit play all formats—fast classic, rapid, and blitz. Imagine how sweet that go be! They dey plan to carry out pilot version next autumn and the full package go start from 2027, wey be long way but e go sweet!

Anyway, make we no forget about other players wey dey also shine inside this chess game. In the women side, Dem no gree make the men shine alone! Aleksandra Goryachkina also dey shine big; she collect her own title wey make am join the big girls club. Just like that, Nigeria never carry that gold medal, but make we dey hopeful for our local girls. Who sabi, e fit be our turn next!

Carlsen don fully set his eyes on the next World Blitz Championship, wey dey come by 2025; he say him wan continue to fly high like na eagle! As e don wrap this news for us, no go forget say chess no be about the pieces; e be about the brain power wey follow am. Na so we go dey follow to see how dem go contest for the next competition!