Per the virtual Board agreed two favorites. Moreover, it was the first meeting of Carlsen and Caruana after the match for the chess crown in 2018. Back in London, the contestants are unable to identify the winner in the classic games. Norway retained the title on tie-break, winning unequivocally in rapid chess – 3:0.
after four games in rapid Carlsen scored a victory with the account 3:1, topped the standings with eight points and booked their place in the knock-out final four. “That was my best game of the day,” commented Magnus result. Although the world champion is yet unbeaten. In the first round he beat the American Hikaru Nakamura. And the second took revenge 16-year-old Iranian Alireza Piraju. Anyone recall checkmated chess king in the final of another online tournament Banter Blitz Cup, and thus got an invitation to play among the top grandmasters.
In the tournament Magnus Carlsen Invitational Firodia, however, has not earned any points. Although the test is serious. In the first game of the third round during the meeting with Nakamura (3,5:0,5) in Pirogi through no fault of his reasons was interrupted Internet connection. According to the regulations in this case, the countdown is suspended and the game will resume as soon as technical issues are addressed.
But Nakamura thought that he was automatically credited with the victory, and went on a ten-minute break. The referee decided that to finish the party would be problematic. As written on the website Cyess24, in the history there was a precedent when, during a quarterfinal match of the candidates tournament 2011 between Vladimir Kramnik and Teimour Radjabov blicero suspended due to a malfunction of hours. The Russians got additional time for reflection and was able to win the draw party. So now the referee decided to fix a draw. The Iranians have been insisting that the party needs to beat, but his protest, and after much discussion was rejected.
There is one more technical remark from the audience who watch video games. Properly install the camera could only Magnus Carlsen. The other members in the frame visible mainly frowns and foreheads, and the chess fans want to watch the whole thought process on the faces of their idols.
Returning to the results, Carlsen scored eight points. One point behind Nakamura. From the Caruana – five points, on account of the Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Chinese Ding Liren four points, then two points is Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, completing the table Perugia and the Dutchman Anish Giri (both have zero). While Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Liren, forgetful and Weights at the time of signing the numbers “RG” in print did not finish the matches of the third round.
