It was mainly that rook sacrifice in the end, which was very impressive by Karjakin to find it under such immense pressure (the situation and the time).Caruana overlooked the tactics badly, but great game from Karjakin and a deserved win overall (two pluses in front of everyone too).
Strategically posted before that game, since I had a strong feeling he was going to lose...A cool +7 =1 for Carlsen in the blitz section of Norway Chess before the last game against Giri.
The thought of him vs Carlsen in a classical control and proper tournament (not demonstration)is mouth watering. But I doubt it will happen.So Carlsen finally won Norway Chess, and Kasparov delivered another mightily impressive blitz performance. He did finish behind Naka and So with only the relatively rubbish blitzer Caruana behind him, but he could easily have won the whole thing, and I think he beat Naka overall in their games. We need a Nakamura/Carlsen/Kasparov blitz showdown.
Naka-Carslen was a real shocker. Even I spotted that blunder, and I´m not very good at this game.Weird day. Naka started with three straight losses, and then Carlsen completely lost the plot in his last 1.3 games.
Pm me if you ever want to play.Not sure if this is the thread to come to but does anyone want a game on chess.com?
Brilliant, when I'm free I'll give you a messagePm me if you ever want to play.
Keep in mind that due my job I only have access to a PC after 12am bst, can I play on my smartphone?Brilliant, when I'm free I'll give you a message
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Heh. You know nothing.Carlsen ain't winning this. 6/9, one and a half points behind Fedoseev.
Anand wins with black.
Carlsen ain't winning this. 6/9, one and a half points behind Fedoseev.
Heh. You know nothing.
At top now with 9/12, half a point ahead of several challengers. Three more rounds.
Yeah, he played really bad in the last two. I am not a chess player at all, but after his standards it was really bad.Two draws and a loss for your compatriot, @Grylte, in last three matches. Sorry, misses out on a win, and three are now at 10.5 points, Anand among them (didn't lose a single match). Not sure who's the winner though, commentators on live stream as well...tie-break matches or something else?