Featured image credit: Niki Riga The Calm Before The Storm? Regular readers of this blog know I have been a fervent defender of the draws between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in their 2018 World…
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Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Ten
Featured image credit: Niki Riga Draws are so boring! I hate it! I hate that Carlsen and Caruana set the new record for the most consecutive draws at the beginning of a World Championship match…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Nine
Featured image credit: Niki Riga A NEW RECORD After Fabiano Caruana obtained a serious edge with the White pieces in game 8 of the World Chess Championship 2018, it was Magnus’ time to demonstrate he…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Eight
Featured image credit: Niki Riga Not This Time! In the game eight of the 2016 World Chess Championship Match against Sergey Karjakin, Magnus Carlsen lost in a dramatic fashion. Playing White, he played too riskily,…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game seven
The Drawfest Continues Another game, another success for the Black pieces, another uninspiring draw. This is probably the best description of the events unfolding in game 7. The symmetrical pawn structure and the fact Carlsen…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game six
Cover photo credit: Facundo Arrizabalaga The Hunter Becomes The Prey Outplaying opponents from equal positions and grinding them down in endgames are hallmarks of Magnus Carlsen playing style. These traits brought him a number of victories…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Five
Cover photo by: John Saunders B-Wing Fighter You arrive at the board. You shake your opponent’s hand. You see 1 e4. You want to win. You reply 1…c5. At some point, your opponent pushes his…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Four
(Cover photo credit: Macauley Peterson, Chessbase report) ENGLISHMEN IN LONDON After four games in the World Chess Championship 2018, the result remains unchanged. In his second White game, the World Champion employed the English opening….
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Three
CARLSEN HOLDS IN SICILIAN After intense game one and two players had a rest day. There is no information about what they did, but we can say for sure it included many hours of preparation…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game Two
CARUANA SAYS NO TO BISHOP F4 After Fabiano saved the game 1, he decided to get even in game two with black pieces. He countered Carlsen’s Harrwitz attack with a novelty on move 10 and…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship – Game One
INSANE START After long two years, the author of the blog has the opportunity to go back where it all started – write posts about Magnus Carlsen defending his World Championship Match. The long-anticipated Carlsen…
Carlsen – Caruana World Championship 2018 Preview
Introduction In 3 days, on 9th November 2018, World Champion Magnus Carlsen will sit at the board and defend his title for the fourth time. His challenger will be Fabiano Caruana, who, after falling short…