In a wild tenth game of the world chess championship, world champion Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana reached again only a draw. Thus, it is after ten rounds of 5:5. In particular, Carlsen is now nervous.
World champion Magnus Carlsen in the forward gear, but again without a win
“I’m turned on even a little.” A shocked-looking Magnus Carlsen couldn’t believe that he would have lost at the end in this tenth round, almost even. In any case, the tenth game of chess will enter world Cup as one of the exciting most draw games in the world Cup history. Both players were once more in the open, to obtain, after nine draws in the series, finally, a victory – at the end, however, there was only another fiercely-fought draw. The two best chess players in the world of two games with classical time for reflection, to decide the world Cup for stay now just.
Attack and counter-attack
As in the eighth game of Fabiano Caruano of the “Sicilian defense” of the world came to the master with an “open”, so a very active game. “We both played very double-edged and a lot of risk,” said the American after the game. Because of the champion early in the forward gear. With success: it Soon became clear that Carlsen was this time came better out of the opening, and the king, his opponent was able to attack. As the Norwegian title defender played a surprising move of his rook pawn on the queenside, and it looked as if that would be long-awaited victory for him this time, in range.
Keeps track: Fabiano Caruana defended successfully
Both players maneuvered in the episode on the precipice, the time on both clocks ran out, and the position reviews of the computer programs varied from train to train. But around the time control in 40. Train revealed that it had managed to Fabiano Caruana once more to pull the head out of the noose. “Today was a case of too much Thinking”, was the explanation of Carlsen, who missed several good opportunities to make a profit promise to achieve an advantage. Instead, the players found themselves once more in a complex, but nearly balanced endgame with two towers. Here is the world champion tried again to exert pressure. This proved to be unusually motivated: As Carlsen moved his king into the enemy camp, launched Caruana even a counter-attack. Only narrowly to the world Champions got into a draw position.
Victory and defeat in the women’s world Cup
While in London to ten in a draw 5:5, show the women that chess couldn’t go to the games only to draws. In the Russian Khanty-Mansiysk is currently the same time – and relatively little attention – the women’s world Cup instead. In the final, the Chinese defending champion Yu to sit there Wenjun and Russian Katerina Lagno. In the process, Wenjun managed to Yu, the art piece, in the last game with Black is still lagging behind to catch up, and the Match in balance. The winner will now be determined in rapid and blitz chess. This could bring in the coming week with Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruano, the decision – until then, two more exciting games in London, waiting for the chess world.