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Checkmate or Stalemate? Carlsen and Caruana Draw Again - The New York Times

Caruana - Tue, 11/20/2018 - 12:00am
Checkmate or Stalemate? Carlsen and Caruana Draw Again  The New York Times

Like tick-tack-toe, five-day cricket matches and Italian soccer in the 1980s, chess has a lot of draws. But the two grandmasters currently battling for the world title in London, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, may be taking it a little too far. Eight of the 12 games in their world championship match are over. And every one of them, including Monday’s Game 8, has ended in a draw. For the past week and a half, Carlsen and Caruana, the two best players in the world, have matched wits, and moves, across a table in an auditorium in hourslong games. It can all feel a bit sterile at times, wi...

World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 3:17pm

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World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian
Chess.com
"If he doesn't win today, I think he's probably going to lose the match." Hikaru Nakamura didn't mince words today as he joined the Chess.com live broadcast. (You can follow the game and the show every day on our world championship events page.) ...
One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship ...FiveThirtyEight
Magnus Carlsen's mistake in Game 1 could prove costly: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India

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One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked - FiveThirtyEight

Nakamura - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:37pm

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One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked
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“I'm a little bit surprised by the opening, especially for Magnus,” said Hikaru Nakamura, the American grandmaster and world No. 16, on a Chess.com broadcast. “I think Fabiano is doing quite well.” And not only that, by the 18th move, Carlsen had ...
World Chess Championship Game 8: Another Draw As Carlsen Dodges Bullet In SveshnikovChess.com
Magnus Carlsen's mistake in Game 1 could prove costly: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India

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Magnus Carlsen springs Game 8 escape thanks to Fabiano Caruana's false step - The Guardian

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 1:41pm

The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen springs Game 8 escape thanks to Fabiano Caruana's false step
The Guardian
Magnus Carlsen admitted he was “happy to survive” after saving a draw in Monday's eighth game of the world chess championship, which left the series deadlocked at 4-4 with four games remaining.
One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship DeadlockedFiveThirtyEight
Carlsen-Caruana 7: Magnus “way too soft”chess24
Caruana, Carlsen serve an epic drawTimes of India
Insidethegames.biz -The Boston Globe
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‘They Are Indeed Buying Nerds!’ Chess World Questions an American Grandmaster’s Move—to the U.S. - Wall Street Journal

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
‘They Are Indeed Buying Nerds!’ Chess World Questions an American Grandmaster’s Move—to the U.S.  Wall Street Journal

Fabiano Caruana—currently competing against Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship—stirred up controversy by switching from representing Italy ...

One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked - FiveThirtyEight

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked  FiveThirtyEight

One has to be better than good to win at the World Chess Championship. One has to be nearly perfect. Fabiano Caruana, the world No. 2, was reminded of that ...

Checkmate or Stalemate? Carlsen and Caruana Draw Again - New York Times

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Checkmate or Stalemate? Carlsen and Caruana Draw Again  New York Times

The world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana has completed eight of its 12 scheduled games. Every one has ended in a ...

Fabiano Caruana -- the American helping make chess cool - CNN International

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Fabiano Caruana -- the American helping make chess cool  CNN International

Fabiano Caruana & Magnus Carlsen clash in the World Chess Championship in London this month. CNN Sport talks to the American who is helping make ...

Magnus Carlsen springs Game 8 escape thanks to Fabiano Caruana's false step - The Guardian

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen springs Game 8 escape thanks to Fabiano Caruana's false step  The Guardian

Magnus Carlsen admitted he was “happy to survive” after saving a draw in Monday's eighth game of the world chess championship, which left the series ...

World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian  Chess.com

"It kind of felt like I got away with murder," Magnus Carlsen said about game six. In game eight, he dodged a bullet. After another draw in their world ...

Magnus Carlsen saves draw as Fabiano Caruana falters in Game 8 – as it happened - The Guardian

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen saves draw as Fabiano Caruana falters in Game 8 – as it happened  The Guardian

As it happened: Magnus Carlsen was 'happy to survive' a time crunch and dangerous position against Fabiano Caruana in Game 8 of the world title match.

Carlsen vs Caruana - The Battle for World Chess Champion 2018 - The Boar

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Carlsen vs Caruana - The Battle for World Chess Champion 2018  The Boar

Paul Shellard discusses the battle for the world chess championship of 2018 and whether Caruana can overcome the odds and take down Carlsen.

One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked - FiveThirtyEight

Nakamura - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
One Bad Pawn Move Has Kept The World Chess Championship Deadlocked  FiveThirtyEight

One has to be better than good to win at the World Chess Championship. One has to be nearly perfect. Fabiano Caruana, the world No. 2, was reminded of that ...

World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian - Chess.com

Nakamura - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
World Chess Championship Game 8: Carlsen Dodges Bullet In Sveshnikov Sicilian  Chess.com

"It kind of felt like I got away with murder," Magnus Carlsen said about game six. In game eight, he dodged a bullet. After another draw in their world ...

Mrtvi tek Norvežana in Američana se nadaljuje - Siol.net

Caruana - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Mrtvi tek Norvežana in Američana se nadaljuje  Siol.net

Norvežan Magnus Carlsen in Američan Fabiano Caruana sta tudi osmo partijo dvoboja za svetovnega šahovskega prvaka v Londonu končala z remijem. R...

Yerevan-Minsk Tensions Mount: Pashinian to Demand Explanations from Belarusian President - MassisPost

Candidates Tournament - Mon, 11/19/2018 - 2:00am
Yerevan-Minsk Tensions Mount: Pashinian to Demand Explanations from Belarusian President  MassisPost

YEREVAN — A diplomatic row between Armenia and Belarus intensified over the weekend after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian condemned Belarusian ...

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