Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen throws away victory against Fabiano Caruana
The opening game of a world chess championship is often tense and overly tepid. But there was fire on the board in London as the Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen sacrificed a pawn for a venomous attack against his challenger Fabiano Caruana, only to throw away victory in a dramatic time scramble.
Eventually Caruana – who is bidding to become the first American since Bobby Fischer in 1972 to win the world title – was able to claim a draw. But he had to endure 115 moves and seven hours of slow torture before the players called it a night.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/09/king-toppled-before-play-begins-in-caruana-carlsen-chess-match under the title “Clash of chess stars ends in dramatic draw after seven gruelling hours”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
