I havent thought too much about it, he says. Qe6). Ra2 Bb4 46. Not nearly as sticky as situation as earlier today. Qa4) and the players follows with 48. Rxa3). Ne2 Qd3 51. And hes found it after 79 seconds: 23. Not so far off from that here. Then everything kind of clicked and after that it all went my way. [46], With 25Rac8, Nepomniachtchi unbalanced the position by giving up two rooks for Carlsen's queen, offering a slight material advantage to Carlsen in exchange for Nepomniachtchi later obtaining a passed a-pawn. Rxf5 Qd3 80. Thats very hypothetical, Carlsen says. (diagram) Qd5? Nd4 Qh1 101. Obviously [Nepomniachtchi] couldnt at some point show his best chess, which is a pity for the excitement in the match. Nepomniachtchi had played solidly with five draws in the first five games; however, after his game 6 loss, he made blunders in three of the remaining games and eventually lost the match, 73. Rc5 e5, Carlsen is down to 90 seconds and he only has one move to survive: e4. Its a blunder! Hes then asked about his post-match tweet an image of Kobe Bryant an apparent nod to their five world titles. Kxb6 Rb3+ 45. [14], The chief arbiter was Mahdi Abdulrahim from United Arab Emirates, and the deputy arbiter was Andy Howie from Scotland.[15]. Nepomniachtchi returns to retreat the queen and hits the black rook with 22. [9] FiveThirtyEight mentioned that it was "the most lopsided championship in recent memory", while calling game 6 an "instant classic". Rb7. Nf3. Stupendous effort from @MagnusCarlsen. Game 6 is the longest game in world championship history! But after a win those are not easy to come by then Im obviously elated., Asked what the difference was, the champion says: I think I was maybe a little more patient towards the end. Ne2 Qc2 57. The players continue with 61. Re5 and Nepo counters with 68. Carlsen has promoted his h-pawn to a queen after 41. I have to face the consequences and find out whats going on and see what I can do., The eight-man candidates tournament to determine Carlsens challenger for the 2023 world title match is scheduled for summer 2022. Rc7+ Kf6 102. dxe3 24. gxf4 Qxg4+ 25. Nd2 in the Steinitz attack variation. Nepomniachtchi responds with 60. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. The final score is probably a bit more lopsided than it could have been, but that's the way some of the other matches also could have gone if Id gotten a lead. Stavanger, Norway, announced a bid in March 2019, but withdrew it in June 2019 after Carlsen expressed reluctance to play the match in Norway. Rc6+ Kf7 97. [67], Oliver Roeder writing in FiveThirtyEight described the match as "featuring both the impressively precise and the inexplicably misguided". Carlsen moves his rook over with 22. But you can see overall in a lot of my decision, when push came to shove, skewed conservative. Remember this when you hear chess isn't a sport, or that physical condition isn't so important. Carlsen is asked how he will celebrate this victory. More activity, both players moving with remarkable pace and accuracy: 84. Nepomniachtchi is in the think tank after 8. FIDE World Championship 2021: Are we there yet? 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Firouzja", "FIDE announces qualification paths for Candidates Tournament 2022", "Karjakin Banned For 6 Months, Misses Out On Candidates", "BREAKING: Carlsen Not To Defend World Title", Carlsen Nepomniachtchi World Championship match, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Chess_Championship_2021&oldid=1109147638, Head of the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development, If the score were equal after the rapid portion, up to five mini-matches of two, If all five blitz mini-matches were drawn, one, This page was last edited on 8 September 2022, at 07:13. Carlsen opened with 1.e4, against which Nepomniachtchi played Petrov's Defence. Nepomniachtchi tried 23.g3? Bryan will be here shortly. Nepomniachtchi plays 72. Then all of that preparation and everything doesnt necessarily help if you cant cope at the moment., These things which happened here, they have never happened to me at basically any events, Nepomniachtchi says of his fatal blunders in the eighth, ninth and 11th games. Raa8. Worth mentioning: the last capture occurred on the 82nd move. There should be that added element of intrigue with the clock. Rd4 Qb2+ 109. Rb5 Ba7 77. Qc2. Carlsen takes blacks a-pawn (53. Rac2). Carlsen played the Catalan Opening, and Nepomniachtchi elected to hold the pawn with 7b5 rather than return it with the usual 7a6, giving Carlsen an advantage in development and central position. Solo 9 partite oltre le 100 in queste sfide". Bxe3 11. [5][6] The game was widely praised, with chess players and commentators describing it as "epic"[7] and an "all-time classic". Several of these games were played when they were juniors, however, and in the five years before the match their head-to-head score was 1 win each with 4 draws. Still many complications and we could be here for a bit thanks to the 30 added seconds after each move. Qb3 58. Ra6+ Kf7 88. Qf2 Qh3+. Rd7+ Kg8 112. AA Ian Nepomniachtchi will face Magnus Carlsen at the World Chess Championship in November this year in Dubai (TOI Photo) MOSCOW: Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi clinched victory at the Candidates Tournament on Monday, earning him the chance to challenge Norway's Magnus Carlsen for the world title later this year. And indeed Carlsen re-connects the rooks with 65. If I manage to understand what has happened, then I think I have pretty good chances. He will be replaced by Ding Liren, who will take on Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final. [41] White had an opportunity to push for more, but an inaccuracy by Carlsen allowed Nepomniachtchi to force a theoretically drawn position. Rc7+ Kf6 102. When Nepomniachtchi followed 2.Nf3 with the Petroff Defense, it became clear that he was happy with a draw. Jeli nadal nie moesz uzyska dostpu do konta, skontaktuj si z Obsuga klienta. Here Nepomniachtchi (White) would have maintained an advantage with 20.c4 rather than playing the passive move 20.Red1, creating space for White to play c5. Rd8 and indeed the challenger follows with 18. Obviously this is huge." However, it does not mean that the draw is easily achievable for a human. For Carlsen, barring an unlikely slip-up this weekend, the outcome provides the most convincing match performance of his four championship defences since 2014, and edges him closer to becoming generally accepted as the all-time No 1 ahead of Kasparov and Bobby Fischer. Also in play: the h5 pawn push. The fighting continues with 49. Rac1 Nd4 19. On they go and the engines say Carlsen has mate in 19 after 131. [70], Shortly after his victory, Carlsen mentioned that he might not be motivated enough to play another world championship match unless the challenger was Alireza Firouzja, an 18-year-old prodigy who had recently risen to number two in the world rankings. Nepomniachtchi had to carefully find the right moves in order to hold the draw, while Carlsen was playing essentially without any risk. After a minute Carlsen moves his rook out of danger to the center, guarding his d-pawn (21. Nepomniachtchi began with 1.e4, as he had in games 1, 3, 5, and 7, but deviated with 3.Bc4, the Italian Game, instead of the Ruy Lopez he had played previously. Nothing changes over the next sequence of moves: 23. Nepomniachtchi plays 66. "[48], The game was widely praised within the global chess community. Nh5 Qh7 133. e6 Qg6! This win gave Carlsen a three-point lead over Nepomniachtchi, and commentators agreed this virtually assured Carlsen would win the match. This exciting scenario was originally planned for December 2020, when the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi was supposed to Whenever the world champion has to defend his crown against a challenger, it's not only chess fans who are watching, but the whole world. The joker in the pack remains Carlsens repeated hints that at some stage he will retire from Fide title competition and only take part in a series, akin to the online Champions Tour, where games at two-hour rapid rather than four-hour classical become the norm. But I would say overall its been quite fine emotionally., Nepomniachtchi is asked again about his fatal blunders over the last week, which all came on pawn moves. Were about 20 minutes from todays first move with Nepomniachtchi set to marshal the white pieces. Rd5 Ke7 127. Rac8 Ba5 67. Then of course this Qe4 was unnecessary., He adds: Anyway I would say that Magnus managed to capitalize on the very few chances he got. b6. [33][32], Dubov was criticised by a number of other Russian players, including Sergey Karjakin and Sergei Shipov, who suggested that Dubov (a Russian grandmaster) should not aid a non-Russian in a match against a fellow Russian. The Mozart of Chess was on his way to win the game when Nepomniachtchi mustered up dangerous moves to tie the game. Its not much of an advantage (for white), says the American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana on Chess.coms broadcast. Consequently, the closing ceremony, originally scheduled for either 15 or 16 December, depending on whether or not tiebreaks would be required, was moved up to 12 December. Rda1 Bd6 49. Nepomniachtchi plays 15. And Carlsen declines the pawn capture in an effort to gain time on the increments. Rd7 Qb2+ 104. Middlegame play continued relatively normally until Nepomniachtchi blundered with 21b5? Qg3+ followed by 29. .css-1kirxkk{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#0077B6;}Nepomniachtchi may be down and almost out, but he is assured a place in the eight-player 2022 Candidates. [2], The prize fund was 2 million, split 60% vs 40% between winner and loser. Game 6 was a 136-move win for Carlsen that lasted 7 hours 45 minutes. Not much longer now. After it, Nepomniachtchi's play declined significantly from being on par with Carlsen to highly error-prone, with Carlsen ultimately retaining his title by 73. The main thing thats scary for Magnus now is the clock, says American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana on the Chess.com broadcast. And its over! ?, attempting to initiate an exchange. Colours were drawn at the opening ceremony, and Nepomniachtchi received the white pieces for the first game. The queens come off along with whites rook and blacks knight: 32. [12], The match was a best-of-14 match, with tie breaks if necessary. Ke3 h4 114. gxh4 Qh3+ 115. Carlsen plays 36. I think he realizes that theres no chance to play for an adavntage. Its not only chess preparation but physical and psychological preparation. Things can still go out of control. Nepomniachtchi spends nearly six minutes before moving his knight back (17. But Im definitely open for (changes).. Nepomniachtchi follows with the committal 64. [40] The resulting middlegame was complicated, with Carlsen holding an advantage until the inaccurate 17.Ne5. But we really shouldnt forget the fact that this match really, really turned on the sixth game., He continues: But I think it goes to show that in the other matches that have been equal, really tense, they could have ended similarly if things had gone a little bit differently at the start, I think most notably the match against Karjakin (in 2016)., Carlsen is asked how much it costs him emotionally to perform at the level hes showed over the past fortnight. The final three games were scheduled for 11, 12, and 14 December and tiebreaks were scheduled for 15 December; however, these were not required because Carlsen reached 7 points after Game 11. In the meantime heres his report from Wednesdays 10th game in Dubai, which leaves Magnus Carlsen one point from retaining his world championship today. I have to say I was really, really impressed with his performance in the Grand Swiss and in the European Team Championship, Carlsen says. Although an interesting move, Nepomniachtchi had seen the idea before and had prepared for the variation. Qh1 111. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen will not be defending his World Championship title next year. "[5], Former world champion Garry Kasparov praised the game and saw it as refuting the stereotypes that "chess isn't a sport" or "that physical condition isn't so important", as well as that "classical chess is dead". Six of those ended in draws. Be3, the first new move of todays game. Russian champ Ian Nepomniachtchi was back to his powerful best as he wrestled his way into a half-time lead against tournament host Magnus Carlsen. Ra1. Carlsen has drawn first blood in this best-of-14 world championship match after nearly eight gruelling hours under the most dramatic of circumstances. Just like we saw in the first time-trouble phase: Magnus lost control and suddenly he was on the brink of losing. The game followed known theory until Carlsen tried the novelty 18.Nh4. Rd1. When Magnus Carlsen LosesIan Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus CarlsenGame 16Event : World Fischer RandomSite : Reykjavik ISLDate : 2022.10.29Result : 1-0Magnus Carls. I dont think we have it at the moment. O-O) and the challenger answers with 10. [37], Game 2 was a 58-move draw. Bg5 Rfd8 17. That leaves us with a rook endgame with an extra pawn for black. Qc2 76. The challenger was Ian Nepomniachtchi, who qualified by winning the Candidates Tournament 202021, an eight-player double-round robin tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia. In this position, Nepomniachtchi played 36Qd5?. More deep thought. The engines have suddently flared up announcing Carlsen has mate in his sights! 53. Carlsen is asked he agrees with Nepomniachtchis assessment that his style for the match was surprisingly conservative. Carlsen goes below six minutes after 38. Qb4, which the engines arent thrilled with. That leaves the world champion with only 53 seconds of time after the increment. Segue a partida da ronda 03 entre Nepomniachtchi Ian e Carlsen Magnus do Mundial de Xadrez da FIDE 2021 no Chess.com com anlise em tempo real e avaliao do computador. Nepomniachtchi has moved his king out of striking distance of whites knight with the h-pawn no longer in danger. As the game continued, Carlsen missed White's 24.Qe1 when playing 21Qb4, which allowed White to win the b7-pawn, but Black had sufficient compensation. Asked whether he is confident he will make it through and back to this stage for a rematch, Nepomniachtchi says: This match brings me some reasons to be optimistic chess-wise. He's not a computer after all. [13], On 29 June 2020, the match was officially postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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