In spite of winning the world championship, Carlsen lost a lot of rating points due to the 6-6 tie in classical chess. In addition, Caruana defeated Tomashevsky earlier today to gain points. As of right now, Caruana trails Carlsen...
FIDE President Congratulates Carlsen
Dear Magnus! I would like to congratulate you on the occasion of defending your title as the World Chess Champion for the second time! I am happy to share the joy and pride in the moment of one of...
Russian deputy PM praises Karjakin for WC performance
Russian deputy PM lauds Karjakin for World Chess performance DECEMBER 2ND, 2016 CANINDIA NEW WIRE SERVICE Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin played well against Norways Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World Chess Champion in...
Carlsen retains World Championship with a pair of wins in Rapid Playoff
Karjakin – Carlsen (Rapid game 3) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6...
World Championship goes overtime
World Chess Championship heads to tiebreakers The World Chess Championship is still left unfinished after 12 games between reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. The contest moves into the tiebreakers segment which starts on Wednesday. Neither reigning champion...
Karjakin – Carlsen game 11 LIVE commentary!
After failing to find a draw on move 20 & 21, Karjakin blundered one more time later on to suffer his first loss. The match is now 5-5. No more room for error. Nerves will play a big role...
Will Carlsen be penalized for skipping press conference? FIDE Statement –
Magnus Carlsen failed to attend the Round 8 post game press conference. FIDE regulations state that every player must attend the post game press conference, otherwise he will be penalised by a deduction of 10% of his prize money....
Carlsen – Karjakin game 10 LIVE Commentary!
Carlsen flirted with danger again in game 9. At the end, he managed to hang on. There are only 3 games left white Carlsen having white in game 10 and 12. I will be doing LIVE commentary on ICC...
“This (World Championship) is the worst-organized event I’ve been to in my life,” said Carl Fisher of Brooklyn. “It’s a terrible disgrace.”
Chess fans flood world title match, but have trouble seeing players Organizers were caught off guard by the unexpected turnout, which led to long lines, rare glimpses of the two World Chess Championship contenders and ticket refunds for some....