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We all have our rituals and preferred activities for the rest day. Carlsen said he enjoys getting a massage and going for a walk. Karjakin mentioned that he wanted to take a helicopter tour of the City. For our part, we thought it might be fun to take an illustrated walking chess tour of Manhattan. |
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Game 11 of the World Chess Championship was drawn before the first time control at move thirty-four. Another 1.e4 Ruy Lopez, this one got interesting when Carlsen essayed 19...d5 and sent Karjakin into a nearly twenty-eight minute think. A pair of bishops and rooks were quickly traded and Black was able to shepherd a pawn to e7. Just after Carlsen cleared the e8 square for his pawn, Karjakin played 34.Qe4+ with a perpetual and the players shook hands on the draw. The final classical game of the match will be played on Monday, November 28th with Carlsen controlling the White pieces. |
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Magnus Carlsen won Game 10 and has tied the World Championship Match at 5 points apiece. The Match goes into its final two regulation games with the possibility of tie breaks looming on the horizon. From here on in there will be a change in the schedule, namely the players will enjoy a rest day tomorrow and after each of the remaining games. Tie breaks, if necessary, will happen on Wednesday, November 30th. |
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Today the players went seventy-four moves before calling it a draw. The position was very dangerous for Carlsen just before the time control but the Champion was able to save the game and go into the final three games trailing by a point. Carlsen will have to pull himself together and play his best chess to keep the title. Game 10 is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day. |
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After seven straight draws, Sergey Karjakin was able to win Game 8 in the World Chess Championship and take a 4.5-3.5 lead in the match with four games to go. In a game that Carlsen's manager called "an emotional roller coaster" both players made game-changing errors in time trouble just before the 40-move time control. |
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Game 7 ended in a thirty-three move draw. Based on his play and his comments as after press conference six it seemed that Carlsen was playing for a draw to get the White pieces in Game 8 after two consecutive Blacks. Carlsen dropped a pawn on move 22, after which only two results were possible, and held on for the draw. The Match goes into the last five games with Carlsen having the first move in tomorrow's game. |
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Holbrook Middle School in Holden, Maine is looking for a chess instructor to guide their chess club and team. The position provides a reasonable stipend. Interested chess coaches should contact Richard Modery at rmodery@rsu63.org |
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Thirty-eight players turned out to honor the memory of former University of Maine professor and Maine State Chess Champion International Master Danny Kopec on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in the Bangor Room at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union. Winners were: Sergio Mejia (Open), Stevie Baston (U2000), and Anthony Freudig (U1550). Here is the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. We would welcome the submission of any games from this event to post on our games link. |
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After six game in the World Chess Championship Match the score is equal at 3.0 points apiece. Today's game was the quickest of the match at around an hour and a half and thirty-two moves. Tomorrow is a rest day and when the Match continues with Game 7 on Sunday, Carlsen will again have the Black pieces as he did in Game 6. When asked what the players will do on the rest day Karjakin said, "Maybe I will take helicopter!" to which Magnus replied, "I am not going to go in a helicopter, that scares me." |
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Carlsen, playing the White pieces in Game 5, opened with the Giuoco Piano an ancient opening first played in the early 16th century. The last time it was played in a World Chess Championship Match was in 1981 during the Karpov-Korchnoi Match. Karjakin was much better at some point and after the game Carlsen said he was lucky to get the draw. It was Karjakin's best game of the match--to procure winning chances after the previous two games, in which he was clearly worse, is a sure sign of his resilience and a harbinger of a great match to come. In the next two games Carlsen will have Black. Game 6 will happen tomorrow, Friday, November 17th. |
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