Karpov commented on Carlsen's victory in the World Chess Championship title – News Chess, Ladies – Others

On Wednesday, Carlsen won a quick chess match with Caruana, thus winning the pre-game title. Previously, the rivals of the 12 games of clbadic chess ended in a draw. According to the rules, the fate of the title of champion has been decided breakage of equality

"The game itself (in clbadic chess) was, to say the least, unimaginable – there have never been 12 draws in a row in the world championship matches." said Karpov by phone. – But this, apparently, is a problem of format: I think that 12 games are very small for a match for the title of world champion. Both were afraid to take risks, including Caruana. And Carlsen in some I do not think at first, apparently, I decided to bet on match break And his plan was finally justified.

"And as a result, he won," added the interlocutor of the agency. – But mixing the "clbadics" with quick failures, and even more with the blitz, and diluting it with "Armageddon" is very frivolous for a world title game. Carlsen's win today was convincing and in the clbadic match, the odds were about equal. Caruana had opportunities, but in some he had to take a chance. "

For Carlsen, world champion since 2013, it was the third defense of the title. For the first time, Caruana took part in the match for the title of the best chess player on the planet.