Re-draw: world champion Carlsen without a prescription against Caruana

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The chess world continues to wait for the first to win a game in London. At the world Cup, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana played for the fourth Time in a draw. Excitement it gave more away from the Board and was laughing.

World champion Magnus Carlsen will continue to seek the decisive breakthrough in the chess world Cup

After the match, Magnus Carlsen had the laughs on his side: The often sullen emerging champion of the world seemed not to get angry this time that he had achieved against his Challenger, Fabiano Caruana, again only a draw. His little enterprising in the Beginning, he even sold as a kind of gift to the British hosts of this world Cup: The Norwegians had opted for the so-called “English opening”, in which it is often very balanced – some would say: boring positions. He was expecting a little more respect in front of this opening, the Champion of good, a critical demand of journalists-tempered know, because: “We are here in England!”

Quick Draw

In the match Carlsen had reserved the end of the game quickly led to the Exchange of Queens. In the result the champion took a little the Initiative, but the assembled chess-experts in the time-honored “College” in the London district of Holborn, in which the world Cup takes place, were quick to agree: Even a Magnus Carlsen, it would hardly succeed, this position is still a win. Especially since his opponent, the American-Italian Caruana, also this time to bring together the best and the maneuvers of the title holder to the Blank run.

Challenger Fabiano Caruana, the world champion gradually to a real challenge

Not even three hours, the two Grand masters required, before you shook hands on a draw. “This was certainly not the most important game of the competition,” was also Caruana conclusion of the short working day. When the score was 2:2 it goes even further on Thursday, with the fifth match of the one Million Euro prize money and the title fight.

Excitement to Caruana Video

Before the game there had been in London some excitement to a brief Internet Video, the Challenger Caruana and his second at the time of preparation showed. It also was a Computer to see the screen analyses of the early trains. In other words: Caruana’s Team had granted the Public a little insight into the secret opening of the laboratory of the U.S. Grand master. Hardly the glitch was known, has disappeared from the Video out of the network. “No comment,” gave it as the only statement of Caruana at the press conference. World champion Carlsen couldn’t resist a Grin: “I’m going to look at the time now,” he said.