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World Chess Championship 2018 (Games and Results)

Carlsen-Caruana World Chess Championship 2018

The World Chess Championship took place in "The College" in central London (WC1B 4AF) Friday 9th Nov to Wednesday 28th Nov 2018. Defending Champion Magnus Carlsen faces Fabiano Caruana as his challenger. The 12 game match was drawn 6-6, all draws. Carlsen then won the rapid tie-break 3-0.

Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship title with an overwhelming rapid tie-break performance (TB)

Magnus Carlsen won the rapid tie-break of the 2018 World Chess Championship 3-0 to retain his title for another two years. This was a dominant performance that justified his decision to steer for the tie-breaks probably as early as just after the opening of game 11.

Game 1 Carlsen gained a large and according the computers, winning, advantage in an English where he played an interesting new idea. Carlsen thought for 10 minutes over 24.Bxe6+ but didn't find the best (instead (24. Rxd4 Kf7 25. Kh1 stepping out of potential knight checks was very good) and over the next few moves Caruana was very close to a draw before blundering with 37...Kxe4 (37...Ra2+) and being ground down after that.

Game 2 was another Sicilian. Caruana gained a decent advantage and was scathing about his own play "The second game was a disaster I didn't even put up a fight." He resigned on move 28.

Game 3, Carlsen switched to 1.e4 and in a Sicilian he retained decent control throughout trading down to a draw. Caruana had to keep complicating to stay in the match which led to a lost position and in the end he resigned the game and the match on move 51,

"I just wasn't playing at his level or anything close to it." - Caruana. Further comments below.

World Chess Championship 2018 (TB)

The final handshake after game 3 of the tie-break that meant Carlsen won the match.

The final handshake after game 3 of the tie-break that meant Carlsen won the match. |

World Chess Championship 2018 (London ENG)
Fri 9th Nov 2018 - Wed 28th Nov 2018 - Official Site

WCh 2018 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

WCh Rapid TB 2018 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games

WCh 2018 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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WCh London
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 115 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 49 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 34 A29 English Four Knights
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 34 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 80 C42 Petroff's Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 40 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 38 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 56 A29 English Four Knights
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 54 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 55 C42 Petroff's Defence
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 31 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov

WCh London (ENG), 09-26 xi 2018
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Perf
Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2832 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 2835
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 2832

WCh Rapid TB 2018 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games

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WCh Rapid TB
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 55 A22 English Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 28 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 51 B40 Sicilian Classical
WCh Rapid TB London (ENG), 28 xi 2018
Name Ti NAT Rtg 1 2 3 4 Total Perf
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 1 1 1 . 3
Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2832 0 0 0 . 0

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