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Twenty-eight players played in six sections at the Fall Chess 2014 @ UMA Tournament on Saturday, November 15th at the University of Maine at Augusta. Players were grouped by rating in four quads and two six-player sections. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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International Master Lawrence Trent reviews Game 11 of the World Chess Championship Match. |
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In a dramatic finale, the World Chess Championship Match has ended with a win for the current champion Magnus Carlsen. Anand, playing the black pieces, did what he had to do in this game; he saw chances and tried to take advantage of them. He was better at move 23 then, perhaps overestimating his position or pressing too hard, he sacrificed the exchange for insufficient compensation. After that turn of events Carlsen, with a few deft touches, secured the point, match and title. |
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International Master Lawrence Trent takes us through Game 10 of the World Chess Championship Match. |
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Carlsen chose to defend the challenger's Queen's Gambit with the Grunfeld. As is often true with the Grunfeld, it was a very sharp game with chances for both sides. GM Daniel King commented that Carlsen's opening choice today was very brave. Anand pressed and definitely had the better of the position but Carlsen defended splendidly. The result was an even rook and pawn endgame. The players agreed to split the point after white's 32nd move. |
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International Master Lawrence Trent considers Game 9 of the World Chess Championship Match. |
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A quick twenty-move draw today. Depending on how you look at it, it was a good result for Anand with the black pieces, however, as Carlsen said in the press conference he is a half point closer to the title. There are three games remaining of which Anand has two whites. The time for him to make a move is dwindling. |
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International Master Lawrence Trent considers Game 8 of the World Chess Championship Match. |
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Both players seemed a bit fatigued coming into today's game, understandably so, having just played a 6.5 hour marathon game yesterday. In fact Magnus was nearly dozing off at the board on more than one occasion. He stated at the press conference that he was not in the best form at the start of the game but that his energy level increased as the game proceeded. Analysts agreed that this game was an important one for the theory of the Queen's Gambit Declined. A draw was agreed after move 41. |
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International Master Lawrence Trent shares his insights on Game 7 of the World Chess Championship Match. |
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