What Ian Nepomniachtchi Told Magnus Carlsen After Their Chess World Championship Game Will Shock You
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What Ian Nepomniachtchi Told Magnus Carlsen After Their Chess World Championship Game Will Shock You
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In this photo taken Monday April 29, 2013 Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen smiles during a press conference in Oslo. Carlsen has brought an injection of cool to the normally sedate world of global chess. And the 22-year-olds home country is buzzing with excitement as he competes in a tournament here months before he tries to crack the greatest prize in the game: the chess World Championship. (AP Photo/Erlend Aas, Scanpix, File) NORWAY OUT
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In this photo taken Monday April 29, 2013 Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen smiles during a press conference in Oslo. Carlsen has brought an injection of cool to the normally sedate world of global chess. And the 22-year-olds home country is buzzing with excitement as he competes in a tournament here months before he tries to crack the greatest prize in the game: the chess World Championship. (AP Photo/Erlend Aas, Scanpix, File) NORWAY OUT
With Game 3 ending in a draw, the battle between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi is heating up. Notably, Game 2 also saw both players drawing in an intense match. The Mozart of Chess was on his way to win the game when Nepomniachtchi mustered up dangerous moves to tie the game. Hence, the battle continues to be a tight affair.
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However, the actual surprise was when the microphones caught Nepomniachtchi speaking about the match. A critical review nonetheless!
Nepomniachtchi’s comment on the match
Game 2 saw both players moving out their pieces to perfection. Although Carlsen made some adroit moves to boost his chances, he ended up drawing a 58 move chess game. However, Nepomniachtchi opened up on the game being a boring draw with both players being too cautious.
“Worst game ever played in a World Championship match. In general I think it was a very puzzling game, and I would say that during the game I thought we both are playing not so well, but now I started thinking that, ok, it was just very interesting and very chaotic!” said Nepomniachtchi.
Ian Nepomniachtchi has White in the first game. Magnus Carlsen starts with the black pieces. #CarlsenNepo #FIDEmatch2021 pic.twitter.com/ZUCfDBjoWx
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) November 24, 2021
Game two was a tight affair with Carlsen making moves from his box of tricks. As he came close to a victory, Nepomniachtchi stood firm. After plotting about 58 moves, both players agreed to a draw, despite the Russian having chances to close out the game.
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Magnus Carlsen is still the favorite
The genius of Magnus Carlsen is right up there with the best sports personalities. Having a little arrogance mixed with skill, he makes aggressive moves on the chessboard to close out the game. This match, however, is proving to be an extremely tight contest. Like game two, game three ended in a draw as well, with both players fighting it out in a tough battle. Another intense battle in Dubai saw both players shaking it out after 41 moves in a 2hr 42min game.
Carlsen made some unpredictable moves during the match, which led to the game being a draw at the end.
“Re8 is a really, really dumb move because usually you would try to go Re8 without d6. But it turns out even here he was well prepared and he didn?t give me even slight chances to play,” said Carlsen.
With both players opting for a safe approach, who do you think will break under pressure in Game 4?
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