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The 12 rounds of the final clash did not bring any resolution. Twelve games between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruan ended in draws. For the first time in the history of 132 years of struggle for the championship, the last part has not brought any solution. That's why extra time was needed.
The rules are as follows: for the first four quick chess batches – 25 minutes for each player plus ten seconds after each move.
But it seemed like it would be a draw for the 13th time in the final. Carlsen played in white, he had the advantage, but Caruana defended himself brilliantly. It seemed like the Norwegian was lost, but his rival came to help him. At the end of Caruana, he made a mistake – he made a dubious gesture to the king. Carlsen just waited, he went on the offensive and did not let go of the initiative. He took the lead in the extra time!
At the next match, he won a rival by winning in black – after the 28th coup de Caruana, he left the game. The Norwegian, to defend the title, needed a draw in two successive quick matches. Caruana needed a miracle. This has not happened – Carlsen has also won this game.
Monday, in the last part of the main game, Carlsen, having the initiative and the advantage, proposed a draw to the opponent. Many fans have read as a sign of weakness of the champion – he did not go to the end, he did not push his rival, he lost confidence in him. But it seems that Carlsen knew what he was doing. He is not only the leader of the class chess ranking, but also the fast and fast ranking – Caruana is 8th and 16th. The Norwegian has simply invited his opponent to sail on much better known waters. And Caruana fell into the rocks.
Magnus Carlsen defended the title
Carlsen is by far the most popular chess player in the world. No wonder, since he became grand master at the age of 13 and, seven years later, he became the youngest leader in the world ranking of history. In 2013, he won the world championship. He has now defended the title for the third time.
Caruana is able to analyze hundreds of variations per second and plays like a computer program, while Carlsen has a completely different style. I prefer to choose a surprising solution, it can be fantasized and often works spontaneously. Once again, his style of play has proven to be effective.
In London, the prize pool was one million euros. The Norwegian will take 60% of this amount and a portion of revenues from pay-per-view, traditional tickets and advertisements. This money probably does not make a big impression on Carlsen because he has already won at least $ 8 million in chess. Ba, he even met Bill Gates. In total, he not only met but also defeated him. To win with one of the richest people in the world, he needed only nine moves for which he thought only 12 seconds.
A new era. The Carlsen era
Chess has long been the domain of the Russians. Shortly after, their domination was interrupted in the 1970s by Bobby Fisher, who had defeated the great Soviet master Boris Spasski during the "match of the century". Then, during the Cold War, the United States gave a trout in the nose of the USSR. In fact, they did not give them trout and they did not really hit the face of the Russians, because in the East, Spasski's defeat looked almost like a national defeat.
Later, the Russians took over the domination. For years, they directed, among others, Kasparov and Karpov. In 2008, Viswanathan Anand turned out to be the best, but in 2013, the Indian was dethroned by Carlsen. The Norwegian era has been going on for five years and Carlsen's dominance will not end soon.
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