The battle for the chess crown lasted 19 days and everything was decided in one hour – Chess, news about the ladies – Others

On November 9, in London, the match for the chess crown pitted reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen against American Fabiano Caruana. 2 years, the Norwegian managed to repel the attacks of the Russian Sergey Karjakin. Around this match was a crazy race. Karjakin even took the lead, winning the eighth game. But in the tenth, Carlsen doubled it, then won match break in fast failures (reduced time control – 25 minutes each).

This time, Karjakin failed to qualify for the match against Carlsen, although in the tournament, he had a phenomenal second round and was very close to victory. But Sergey finished third and the Italian American Fabiano Caruana qualified, after leading the tournament with more gentleness.

Before the start of the world championship game, Carlsen was only 3 points ahead of Caruana – 2835 against 2832. However, no one bet on an American, he left him no chance or no bookmaker. But the fight in the match was much more intense than expected. Caruana is an excellent student of chess who does not make stupid mistakes, mistakes, but at the same time, he rarely surprises with an unusual game. Carlsen fell in love with his unconventional vision of the game. By the way, after one of the games, when we asked Magnus why he could not develop a benefit, because the computer showed his superiority of 2 pawns the Norwegian replied in the spirit, "I do not care what he showed." Carlsen trusts his vision.

So the meeting was formed and the 12 games with clbadic control ended in a draw. The match has already been named the most boring of history. But not everything was so dreary. Yes, there were absolutely pbadable games, but there were also those who admired. In one of them, Caruana, almost in a desperate position, defended himself with computer precision and saved a draw. Certainly, in a number of parties, the American has failed to gain a significant advantage. And little depended on the color of the numbers of this meeting. The rivals even tortured themselves with the blacks. And Carlsen may well not bring the case to match break in the twelfth installment. But even there, Caruana, having played quite ambitiously, managed to bounce back.

On Wednesday, November 28, the last day was scheduled. At first, chess players had to play 4 games in quick (control for 25 minutes). If everything ends in a draw, the opponents will have to fight in blitz.

But all the same before the blitz, it did not happen, like two years ago. Then Carlsen beat Karjakin 3: 1. Now the fourth batch is not necessary. Three in a row took Magnus, beating Caruana. Many decided to draw. Launched Carlsen white and managed to achieve the advantage. During the whole party, he created pressure, forced Caruana to spend time, which ultimately affected. For an extra minute, the American was not enough to understand how to play the end game.

After the first batch of special fight on match break and was not. Caruana was very angry and began to show an ill-considered aggression. He simply led by leaps and bounds. Fabiano will still have a long shot in C7, after which it was already impossible to even count on a draw. Moreover, Caruana had time problems. Carlsen, without apparent tension, shook Fabiano.

About the third installment match break and there is not much to say. Caruana had to beat Black with order, and he was trying very hard to do it. But Carlsen was drying the game. The American tried to try his luck, playing out of the box, but in a tied position, this led to another defeat. It was useless to fight Carlsen's two queens in the final.

Cool played Caruana's match, but he is not a master of fast chess. This was discussed before the meeting for the crown. So in the end it happened.

During the past year in the chess world, they began to whisper that Carlsen was no longer a cake. Its rating is no longer beyond the limit of 2880 points, but more or less human 2835. To be honest, the Norwegian champion played without showing, but, like two years ago, played very well breakage of equality Now, another 2 years, the title of the best chess player will be with him. I would like to have a hunt for him in 2020 someone & # 39; a Russians: Kramnik, Grischuk, Nepomnyashchiy or Karjakin.