Carlsen on the World Championship format & more
Magnus Carlsen commentated live for 40 minutes with Jan Gustafsson during Day 2 of the Grand Chess Tour finals in London. The World Chess Champion went into detail on the recent match against Fabiano Caruana and shared his own views on how the World Championship system might be changed (spoiler alert: he'd increase the role of rapid chess!). He talked about his potential challengers, whether he’ll play a match at all, and even revealed that he’s soon going to make a debut as a Norwegian rap artist!
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AlphaZero on Carlsen-Caruana Games 9-12
2-time British Chess Champion Matthew Sadler is back to share the insights of AlphaZero into the final four classical games of the 2018 World Chess Championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. AlphaZero is DeepMind's gen...
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Magnus Carlsen wins 4th World Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen demolished Fabiano Caruana 3:0 in rapid tiebreaks on Wednesday to retain his World Championship title for another two years. He was defiant afterwards about his decision not to play on in Game 12, saying Garry Kasp...
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Carlsen-Caruana 12: Magnus stakes all on tiebreaks
Magnus Carlsen came into the final classical game of the 2018 World Chess Championship determined to force tiebreaks against Fabiano Caruana on Wednesday, and he got what he wanted, but at what cost? His draw offer on move 31, in...
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Ju Wenjun retains her World Championship title
China’s Ju Wenjun has won the Women’s World Championship title for the second time in six months after defeating Kateryna Lagno in tiebreaks in the final match in Khanty-Mansiysk. After first gaining the title by beating Tan Zhon...
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Carlsen-Caruana 11: Cold, hard facts
“He’s been very well-prepared and I haven’t gotten much with White – those are the cold, hard facts,” reflected Magnus Carlsen after a draw in which he failed to make any impact on Fabiano Caruana. Magnus allowed the Nd7-f6 Petro...
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Carlsen-Caruana 10: Too much at stake
Magnus Carlsen said it was a case of “too complicated and too much at stake” after a fantastic double-edged struggle in Game 10 of the World Chess Championship match in London also ended in a draw. Fabiano Caruana sprung an early...
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Carlsen-Caruana 9: Injured pride
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen went into Game 9 of his title match against Fabiano Caruana with a black eye, but by the time it had ended in a draw on move 56 it was only his pride that was wounded. He responded with one-wor...
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Carlsen-Caruana 8: Fabi lets another chance slip
Fabiano Caruana missed his best chance yet to take the lead in the match as he got the better of Magnus Carlsen in the opening to Game 8 but then hesitated and played too modestly at the critical moment. The World Champion’s posi...
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Carlsen-Caruana 7: Magnus “way too soft”
Just as in New York two years ago, Magnus Carlsen has now drawn the first 7 games of his title defence, with Fabiano Caruana looking more comfortable by the day. In Game 7 we got the same Queen’s Gambit Declined as in Game 2, unt...
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Lagno to battle Ju Wenjun for women’s title
There are few things harder in chess than defending a World Championship title in a big knockout, but current Chinese Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun has now earned herself a 4-game match to retain her title after beating Alexan...
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