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Na ia manumalo i le 2014 World Rapid Championship ma le World Blitz Championship, ma avea ai ma tagata taalo muamua na ia umia uma suafa e tolu i le taimi e tasi, o se mea na ia toe faia i le 2019. Na ia puipuia lona igoa lalolagi masani faasaga ia Sergey Karjakin i le 2016, ma faasaga ia Fabiano Caruana i le 2018.