Magnus Carlsen scores a knockdown in Round 10 – World Chess Championship 2016

Forgive the boxing reference, but indeed, it was a big win for Magnus Carlsen in Round 10 of the World Chess Championship 2016 to even the score, with 5 points each, against the Challenger Sergey Karjakin of Russia.

Perhaps due to time pressure, Karjakin, playing as black, made a series of sub-optimal moves in the endgame, starting from his 56th move. Carlsen capitalized on those weak plays and bagged his first win in this match. [replay]

Match breakdown follows:

Karjakin Wins Round 8!

After 7 games of series of draws, finally, the Challenger and the underdog of the match, Sergey Karjakin, drew first blood with a convincing win in Round 8 with the black pieces. This happened after the World Champion Magnus Carlsen blundered on two consecutive moves with 51.Qe6?? and 52.h4??, after which when Karjakin forwarded his pawn with 52… a2, Carlsen resigned. He can’t take the a2 pawn with 52.Qxa2 because he’ll lose his chance for a perpetual check when 53. Qxa2 Ng4+ 54. Kh3 Qg1. He can only continue with 55. Bf3 Nf2+ 56. Qxf2 Qxf2.

This World Championship match is slated for 12 rounds, and thus Magnus has to score at least 1 game in the next 4 rounds in order to at least retain his title.

Match Summary

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Replay Karjakin’s win below: [replay]

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All 7 Draws in World Chess Championship 2016

That’s how tight the competition has been. We all thought how lopsided the match would be in favor of the World Champion.

That’s not the case at the end of the 7th round in the World Chess Championship 2016 between the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Challenger Sergey Karjakin. It has been a draw-fest so far as all of their first 7 games ended in draws.

Here’s the summary of their matches:

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Replay Game 7 below: [replay]

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Six Dead Draws to Close the First Half of the World Chess Championship 2016

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Question: Where can I replay all the six drawn games of the World Chess Championship 2016?

Answer: Head over to here.

Did you see what I did there? ’nuff said!

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5 Draws in World Championship 2016

Almost halfway through the World Chess Championship match of 2016, we have yet to see a decisive game between the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Challenger Sergey Karjakin, as they drew their 5th round game after 51 moves. [replay]

Check out the match-up table below:

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Draw-ful World Championship at the End of Round 3

And they saved a win for another day, as Round 3 of the World Chess Championship 2016 between the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Challenger Sergey Karjakin ended in yet another draw. That’s a total of 3 draws in 3 games.

That, after Carlsen lost his winning edge on his 72nd move with 72.Rb7?. Replay the game below: [replay]

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Two Draws in Two Games

After two rounds in the World Chess Championship 2016 between the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Sergey Karjakin, we still have yet to see a decided game.

Who will draw the first blood? Watch the live games here.

Replay Game 2 below: [replay]