Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 has ended successfully with Magnus Carlsen comprehensively winning his 8th title. Although the tournament had some pretty amazing moments, there is one particular moment that the entire chess community is talking about.

The chess world is pondering over the game played between American Grand Master, Samuel Shankland, and the Polish Grand Master, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, in round 11 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, 2022. Fans remained stunned, wondering why both the players agreed on a draw, just after playing 10 moves in the game.

Fans on social media are of mixed opinions on the matter. Some are very furious at such a sight being displayed at the international level, while others understand it is all part of the game.

What does Magnus Carlsen have to say?

While talking to Peter Svidler, Carlsen said, “He was apologizing and so on like. You didn’t have to accept the draw. I understand that getting a draw offer from such a strong player at move 11 with black is interesting and you are never very likely to win the position, but like why accept a draw and then apologize instead of playing an equal position?”

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The winner of his 8th Tata Steel Chess title believes that even though the odds were not in his favor with the black pieces. Though, instead of accepting a draw, he should have played for an equal position on the board.

What exactly happened?

Grand Master Duda and Grand Master Shankland are both pretty strong players, and there was no reasonable explanation of why the game resulted in a quick draw. However, both the players apologized on social media after the game.

We’ve witnessed a lot of games where a draw situation is often turned into a victory or defeat. The most recent example is the longest game of the world chess championship between the Norwegian Grand Master, Magnus Carlsen, and Russian Grand Master, Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Even though drawing a game completely depends upon both the players competing, should there be a specific set of rules devised for the draw status in chess? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.