Magnus Carlsen is now also blitz chess champion of the world

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen has another world Cup trophy. In St. Petersburg he defended his title in blitz chess successfully. In the fast chess, the Norwegians made a mess of this time.

After 21 rounds, Magnus Carlson has decided the tournament, with 17 points and undefeated. It is the fourth title in the blitz chess of Carlsen enforce the 28-Year-old, already 2009, 2014 and 2017. In this variant of chess, the players have three minutes plus two seconds thinking time per round played train.

Not so well, it ran this time for the Norwegians in the fast chess world Cup, which was held a day earlier, also in St. Petersburg. Here he finished only in fifth place. The victory had secured the 22-year-old Russian Daniil Dubow, with 11 points. In chess, the clock will be 15 minutes plus ten seconds per move. Also in this discipline, Carlson was able to celebrate some successes. In 2014 and 2015, he won this title.

In November, Carlson had defended in a duel against the US-American Fabiano Caruana his world chess championship title. The Norwegians had made after twelve draw a clear 3:0 victory in the Tiebreak. Since 2013, the 28-Year-old is already wearing the world championship crown.

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1. Game: Carlsen is Caruana after 115 moves away

Drama at the start: The world champion is Black quickly on the counter-attack. But with a lot of luck and skill can save themselves Caruana to a draw. This disappointment can recover Carlsen in the coming weeks.
more chess 2018 world Cup: Magnus Carlsen remains world champion

2. Game: Caruana surprised the world champion

Not an easy match for world champion Magnus Carlsen in the second round of the world chess championship, he and Fabiano Caruana shared the points. But the Challenger showed better chess, and Carlsen had to put the car in reverse.
more chess 2018 world Cup: Magnus Carlsen remains world champion

3. Game: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana have observed more

Again, the “Rossolimo variation”: Always, when Fabiano Caruana led the white stones, there was in London an exciting battle. After an eventful game of Norway’s world champion and the American Challenger, agreed to a draw.
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4. Match: world champion Carlsen without a prescription against Caruana

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. Off the Board a Video made for conversation.
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5. Game: Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, now on the attack

After six moves, it was clear that both players had made this time, to go All out. With a pawn sacrifice – a so-called Gambit – Fabiano Caruana immediately for voltage on the Board. Carlsen holds on.
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6. Match: world champion Carlsen to save up to 80 trains

That was a close one: In the sixth round of the defender of the title was the most exciting game on the edge of a defeat. The world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruano developed into a nervous battle.
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7. Game: It’s not about Carlsen

At somewhat of a loss to Magnus Carlsen was, after he could play this time no decisive advantage against his Challenger, Fabiano Caruana. “On another day, in another year, I would have found maybe a way to make more pressure,” admitted the world champion in the press conference after the game.
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8. Lot: Open Slugfest

After the first moves it was clear: This time, Fabiano Caruana goes All the way. For the first Time, an American, headed to a open variation of the Sicilian defence – a sequence of moves, when both sides are less on security and more on attack and counter-attack. An adventurous course of the game.
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9. Game: Carlsen can’t win with a Violet

Before the ninth game of the world champion had taken care of a lot of discussion with a sports accident, on the day of rest. Carlsen crashed while I was playing soccer with the head of an opponent. On his Instagram profile, the Norwegian posted a picture of himself with a blue-red eye. The game Carlsen came with a patch over the right eye.
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10. Game: Caruana missed a Chance to take the lead

A shocked-looking Magnus Carlsen couldn’t believe that he would have lost at the end in the tenth round, almost even. In any case, this game will go down as one of the exciting most draw games in world Cup history – in the end, however, there was only another fiercely-fought draw.
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11. Game: Magnus Carlsen achieved with White again nothing

Disappointment for the Fans: Even in the eleventh round of the chess world championship, the two best chess players in the world shared the points. Thus, it is a round before the end of the 5,5: 5,5. The decision is completely open.
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12. Game: tactical draw outraged the chess scene

Abrupt end: the title defender Magnus Carlsen offered his opponent in a good position, a draw – what facilitates Fabiano Caruana. “It was not my goal to tighten the game – the draw is a satisfactory result for me,” said Carlsen, the figure in the engraving, the battle is the better of the chances.
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Engraving of the battle: Armageddon in London?

Extension in the case of the chess world Cup After world champion Magnus Carlsen and Challenger Fabiano had played Caruana twelve times in a draw, the decision will be in the playoff. The players mobilized the last reserves.
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Stitch the fight: Carlsen thinks faster and stays champion of the world

After only three hours of the world Cup was decided: 3:0 the clear result was that in London. His American opponent Fabiano Caruana could not take his good Form from the twelve rounds in the classical chess in the chess Phase. “Fabiano is the best player, I previously had to play,” said Carlsen after the bite fight to his opponent.

Author: Holger Hank