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World Chess Championship 2021 (Games and Results)

World Chess Championship 2021

The FIDE World Chess Championship took place in Dubai, UAE, 24th November (opening ceremony - game 1 on 26th Nov) until 10th December. The match was between World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. The match was over 14 games rather than the recent 12 and used an accelerated schedule to accommodate this. As it was Carlsen only needed 11 of the 14 games to win the match 7.5-3.5. The match was very closely contested until the marathon game 6 after which Nepomniachtchi lost a further three games.

Carlsen retains his title after a another puzzling error from Nepomniachtchi (11)

Magnus Carlsen won his fifth World Chess Championship match by the crushing score of 7.5-3.5. His opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi suffered yet another unnecessary loss as his ability to execute even the most basic of calculations again eluded him.

Nepomniachtchi had white in Game 11 and he switched to a Giuoco Pianissimo for the first time in the match. Nepomniachtchi didn't manage to put any real pressure on Carlsen. The opening is very flexible with many acceptable moves for both sides. Carlsen's 7...Ba7 was already pretty rare and the new move 10.Be3 didn't seem very critical. After 13.Bxe6 Carlsen - for whom a draw was obviously just fine - was completely equal. After 20.d4 there was a final intricate sequence, Carlsen's 21...Re4 and especially 22...Rf4! took Nepomniachtchi by surprise and he simply lost his mind. To be sure Nepomniachtchi took nine and a half minutes over the losing 23.g3 but as potentially the last key moment in the game he could have afforded to spend a lot longer. It was a bit confusing but I believe he said he missed 24...Qxg4+ which means his whole process must have broken down. I know I react very badly to moves that come as a surprise, but a World Championship Challenger should be better than that. Carlsen never lost his winning advantage after that but he did miss a number of more incisive continuations and had to be accurate in the endgame.

World Chess Championship 2021 (11)

Carlsen towards the end of game 11 where he retained his title. Photo ©

Carlsen towards the end of game 11 where he retained his title. Photo © | https://fide.com

World Chess Championship 2021 (Dubai UAE)
Fri 26th Nov 2021 - Thu 16th Dec 2021 - Official Site

WCh 2021 (2 players 14 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games

WCh 2021 (2 players 14 Rds Match Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games

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WCh 2021 Dubai UAE Fri 26th Nov 2021 - Thu 16th Dec 2021
Leading Round 11 (of 14) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011121314Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR2855=====1=11=1---7.5
1Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS2782=====0=00=0---3.5
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