Wednesday from kl. 16.30: Watch day five of the Champions Chess Tour final on TV 2 Sport 2 or TV 2 Play.
Vladislav Artemiev-Magnus Carlsen 3-0
Carlsen opened with black pieces. Then there was a draw. In the second game of the day, he and Vladislav Artemiev played an unusual opening.
This led to a twisted position on the board, which in turn led to the players spending a long time per move, the experts explained.
When it became most difficult, Carlsen played – with white pieces – far faster than the competitor. Suddenly he had five minutes to go, while the Russian only had seconds to think about.
Still, things went wrong for the world champion from Lommedalen.
TV 2’s expert actually thinks the time takeover has had a negative effect.
– It was actually a mistake that is very classic. It is that you become overzealous when the opponent has a bad time, and simply does not use your own time to think about and double check, said Jon Ludvig Hammer.
See Carlsen’s reaction and analysis in the window above.
The mistake made it impossible to recover. Then Carlsen needed a victory in one of Tuesday’s last two games to save replays.
In the first of them, Carlsen seemed to be in trouble for a while. This time, however, he may have been saved by Artemiev’s time crunch. The Russian agreed to a draw and a draw despite what, according to the chess computer, was a favorable position.
In Tuesday’s last game, he played with white. Carlsen gained an early advantage, which was equalized by Artemiev. As the draw was equivalent to a loss for the 30-year-old, he desperately tried to dig out a victory.
Then Artemiev ended up winning his second game of the day.
– I’m very happy now. Magnus is one of the best players in chess history. It is not every day you beat such a strong player, says the Russian to TV 2.
– I also understand that Magnus did not quite have the day, he continues.
Wesley So, on the other hand, played four as fast as possible draws against Hikaru Nakamura. The Americans then ended up in lightning chess games. The lost So.
This means that the runner-up in the tournament only collects one point on Carlsen. The distance between them is now four points.
Wednesday from kl. 16.30: Watch Carlsen against Hikaru Nakamura in the Champions Chess Tour final on TV 2 Sport 2 or TV 2 Play.
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