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London. For some, it is self-confidence, for others arrogance. "I thank my fans, my team … and myself," wrote Magnus Carlsen on Facebook after defending with confidence the world title against American challenger Fabiano Caruana in London. Since 2013, the Norwegian sits on the chess throne in London. He decided to fight after twelve draws. For the first time in World Cup history, there was no regular win.
The shy-looking 26-year-old remained personally polite at the time of the defeat: "The result shows that he is the strongest player in the world and the world champion, so that's fine." Second American after the legendary Bobby Fischer, he could have won the title, but in the quick rapids decisive, he could no longer play his exceptional computer skills. For a long time, the number two world (51 hours and 773 shots in total) has allowed Carlsen to fight on equal terms, especially variants of the Sicilian open sky will study even more the scene. In the end, as in 2016, the unique intuition of "Mozart Chess" was the deciding factor. The eternal discussion, whether crowning the world champion of chess under time tightening a dignified and current format, is therefore the right one, provided that this edition, of course, is a new material.
At the awards ceremony (bonus of 550,000 euros), Carlsen, still grumpy, laughed. Critics after the first draw bid in the last regular game he had lost in fighting and motivation did not bother him. "I think I made the right decision, not just because of the result," he said, pointing to former world champion Garry Kasparov, who then told him that his nostalgia was quiet. (SWI)
("Die Presse", printed edition, 30.11.2018)
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