That's why I smiled. Just like at the Candidates, after four games with 1. It made sense to go for something where it's harder to play forcing lines as Black, as one former world champion said from experience:. Anand: "One psychological advice that Kasparov used against Karpov in and that I used against Karpov in is not to hurry.
When your opponent is happy with draws, you simply don't give it to him, you keep the position alive. Carlsen tried to force things slightly anyway. After inviting his opponent into Queen's Gambit territory with Carlsen said it was the move he had been preparing for this match, but he wasn't sure whether to go for it or for something more solid. Ng4 was the key move and then I guess that Bc5 was correct and I couldn't remember the lines.
So that's what I was mostly considering already when I played The game soon turned into what could be described as a reversed Schmid Benoni, with, despite the completely new ground in this match being explored, both players still in their preparation, although Carlsen needed more time on the clock to remember things.
After 6. After 11 moves, he was not out of book yet but half an hour down on the clock anyway. Ian has been playing fast. Once again, Nepomniachtchi couldn't complain about the opening. GM Fabiano Caruana , the Chess. A key moment came after Carlsen's 14th move see diagram above , where Nepomniachtchi could have played the interesting pawn sacrifice Nxb4 Rb1 when Carlsen was intending Rxb4 bxc5 Nxd4 with a double attack on g4 and a8.
Instead, Nepomniachtchi played Due to the match situation, White probably wants to maintain tension. A few moves later, something was captured on camera that's not a big deal at all but should be mentioned anyway if only because it was briefly discussed at the press conference and much more on social media. At move 18, with Nepomniachtchi not at the board, Carlsen adjusted his f6-knight while, from looking at his lips, he didn't seem to be uttering the words "j'adoube"—the typical French term often used in such cases, although simply "I adjust" is also allowed.
Carlsen was a bit annoyed when a Norwegian reporter asked him about this moment, pointing out that it was not the first world championship in which people asked this question and that it was clearly not intentional. Caruana: "I don't really understand the controversy. When nobody can hear you, you don't really talk. Back to the game, where things started to get more interesting after According to Nepomniachtchi, with Bd7 and Be8 Black "stabilized" his position somewhat, although he felt he was still better.
Nepomniachtchi wasn't the only one who blundered today. At least, that was the word Carlsen used when the players talked right after the game on stage: that he had "blundered" the move However, Black was OK anyway.
It was certainly a steep hill to climb. But the game was not going badly for him. Just another rushed moment. Updated at 3. And Nepomniachtchi has made a massive error! Total self-destruction by the challenger. And Carlsen finds the correct This is going be a win for Carlsen with the black pieces and game, set, match for the world No 1.
Magnus Carlsen after Ian Nepomniachtchi's Updated at 2. And the queens are off the board after Carlsen plays the predicted Nepomniachtchi recaptures Rxe1 and next moves follow in short order: Bxb7 Ra4.
Reb2 after five and a half minutes. Carlsen simplifies with a knight exchange Nxe5 The challenger then offers a queen exchange Carlsen plays Qb4 after more than nine minutes, targeting the hanging pawns. Nepomniachtchi has more than an hour on his clock as he ponders his response. White appears slightly better after Bd7 Ne5 Be8 Carlsen is back on the clock, still nearly a half-hour behind Nepomniachtchi with 35 minutes remaining to make his next 19 moves until the time control.
Carlsen finally takes back the pawn with Qxa3, a natural move. Qe2 and steps away from the board. Carlsen appears to touch his knight on f6 before withdrawing his hand and playing Oh boy! Under the touch-move rule, Carlsen would have been forced to move that knight with no good options , only Nepomniachtchi was not in the room to call an arbiter. Touch-move controversy in Game 9 of the CarlsenNepo world title match.
Rd8, bypassing the immediate recapture. The position looks dead even after Nb3 Nf6 Re1 , but some real attacking chances for Nepomniachtchi that were lacking in his previous white games. And Nepomniachtchi opts for the natural A relief for Carlsen, who can recapture immediately and avoid the forced lines of the alternative.
Additionally, the challenger spent less than five minutes before playing it. His haste at crucial moments throughout the match has been a recurring criticism. Interestingly, the engines say the best move for Nepomniachtchi is pushing the b-pawn two squares forward b4. Will he find it? A forced trade of bishops follows Bxe7 Qxe7 before Nepomniachtchi goes forward with his knight Nepomniachtchi finally pushes the pawn The Norwegian supercomputer Sesse now evaluates the position as dead even.
Nepomniachtchi is in the think tank for the first time today. O-O for 22 minutes and counting. Ng4 after three and a half minutes. Nepomniachtchi keeps the time pressure on by quickly playing Another long think for Carlsen, who ponders the position for 10 minutes before castling Carlsen plays 8. Be7 and Nepomniachtchi quickly plays 9. Nbd2 a5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Re1 Ne5 Nxe5 Bxe3 Ng4 Bc5 Honestly, the way the world champion plays the opening is surprising.
For Anish Giri: "You don't play in the World Championship with the development of the bishop on c5 without preparation. The risk of this approach is so high He [Magnus Carlsen] can't be unprepared. The continuation is forced: Bxe7 Qxe7 Nc5 a3!? With clocks at Unexpected by commentators who preferred: Rb1 b6 Rxb4 bxc5 Rb5 and the struggle continues.
According to Sergey Karjakin, in the comments on www. Rd8 The alternative was to play Nb3Nf6 Carlsen still recovering the pawn on a3, perhaps to preserve the possibility of taking it back with the queen.
Re1 Nepomniachtchi still doesn't sit much on the board. On Sergey Karjakin's emergency return to Dubai: "They didn't ask me, they just sent me the plane tickets!
Qxa3 Qe2 h6 Viswanathan Anand: " Bd7 After 12 minutes. Certainly with the idea of continuing with Be8 and clocks at Ne5 Be8. Fabiano Caruana: "I think Ian is making very quick decisions, it's a sign that he's not completely focused. Qe3 In 13 seconds! Judit Polgar says that for the first time she feels that "Ian can win this game.
The best move according to the machine. Reb1 A somewhat "automatic" Queen-Rook face-off, which would be played more in blitz, but here does not seem to be part of a very deep plan. Nxe5 Qe1 And now, for the first time in the game, it is Ian Nepomniachtchi who proposes the Queen exchange, after refusing it twice in the previous games, in both defeats. Qxe1 Rxe1 h5!? With only 17 minutes must accelerate the pace.
Bxb7 Ra4!?
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