The World Championship match in Dubai has finished after Magnus’s fourth win to reach the winning total of 7½ points with three games to spare.
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Game 11: 10 Dec, at 12:30 – Magnus wraps up the match with his fourth win, all coming in the last six games. Ian introduced a Guioco Piano for the first time in the match. Magnus, playing with a freedom that comes from his dominant position in the match, sacrificed the exchange to open up Ian’s king, then transposed to a R&P ending with an extra pawn. Magnus’s passed h-pawn charged down the file unmolested, Magnus giving up his rook to queen the pawn, Ian’s match-ending resignation coming shortly after.
It was a match for five games, then came the epic Game 6 – 136 moves – which could have gone either way. But Magnus ended up winning, a result that was critical for the destiny of the title since after Game 6, Ian had to go for wins which opened up the play exposing a gulf between the two players.
Tip: to flip the board, click on e7 with (Black at the top) d2 (with White at the top) – it’s the same square.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | |
| Carlsen | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | |||
| Nepomniachtchi | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3½ | |||
| Moves | 45 | 58 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 136 | 41 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 49 | ||||
| Opening | C88 | E05 | C88 | C42 | C88 | D02 | C88 | C43 | A13 | C42 | C54 | ||||
| PGN | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | G10 | G11 |
Links: WCC website | Chess24 | Feature WCC 2021
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