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World Chess Championship 2018 (12)

Carlsen draw offer takes the World Championship match into a tie-break

Caruana accepts Carlsen's draw offer in game 12 to take the match to tie-breaks.

Caruana accepts Carlsen's draw offer in game 12 to take the match to tie-breaks. | https://tv.nrk.no/direkte/nrk1

The World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana finished in a 6-6 tie all drawn. In the final Sicilian line Carlsen chose seemed to catch Caruana off-guard. Caruana turned down a draw by repetition and started consuming time on the clock. Then on move 31 Carlsen offered a draw which was accepted by Caruana. Given the computer assessment and large time advantage people thought Carlsen was pressing for a win in this position but after the game Carlsen said he "didn't care" about the assessment. Carlsen clearly fancies his chances in the rapid tie-breaks, he is rated 2880 and Caruana 2789 a huge difference, and not an inaccurate reflection of their past results.

Tie-breaks 3pm Wednesday: Carlsen white in game 1. The following are played until someone gets a decisive advantage at any of the stages

4 x 25m+10spm rapid games.

5 x 5m+3spm pairs of blitz games. If someone leads after any pair of games they win.

A final decisive Armageddon where White has 5 minutes to Black's 4 (and a draw odds for Black).

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

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