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Carlsen salvages draw in game nine of World Chess Championship

November 24, 2016

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — After pressing for a win to even the competition, Champion Magnus Carlsen survives game nine with a draw against challenger Sergey Karjakin at the World Chess Championship. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen survived game nine with a draw against challenger Sergey Karjakin at the World Chess Championship in New York on Wednesday (November 23). The 25-year-old Norwegian pressed an offensive game on Karjakin in order to overcome a one point […]

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Russian, Norweigan tied in battle for world chess crown

November 21, 2016

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — After seven games that ended in draws, suspense is mounting at the World Chess Championship, where Norway’s reigning world champ Magnus Carlsen and Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin are tied in an epic battle. Experts say Carlsen, who is favored to win, was put in difficult positions during the two matches held Friday and Sunday, but Karyakin was unable to capitalise and convert his advantage into a checkmate. “The last […]

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