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 […]