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World Championship. Karjakin missed the crown. How it was
Magnus Carlsen retained his world title against Sergey Karjakin. "Championship" conducted a live broadcast of the match from New York.
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02:55. We are finishing our online report on how Sergey Karjakin fought for the chess crown with Magnus Carlsen and lost in a decent fight. He will have a chance for revenge - Karjakin will get into the Candidates Tournament without selection. In the meantime, you should just thank him for making the match so interesting and congratulate Magnus Carlsen. And with the victory, and happy birthday.
02:50. TV journalist Zhanna Agalakova made her conclusion following the results of the match: “Chess is gambling. Strong, young and comfortable - you can play chess on your smartphone at any time. The figure of Karjakin, of course, played a role in the incredible interest that exists now. The Russian has not been a world champion since 2007, when Kramnik lost his crown, and in our country there is a wave of patriotism on various occasions. There are many additional circumstances: Sergey is from Crimea and became a Russian citizen because he had no prospects in Ukraine. What needs to be done to maintain popularity? Yes, not much has already been done. A lot of people have pulled chess out of their cabinets, installed apps on their phones, and once you get into it, it's very hard to stop. You don't need to be a grandmaster - play and have fun. And it's better than being on social media."
20:30. Until the tension has reached its critical point, you can joke a little. "Blitz turns into Armageddon", and Kirill Zangalis approves of the joke.
20:20. Slowly, work begins in the studio, from where the match is broadcast along with well-known international grandmasters.
20:10. Two hours before the start of the tie-break, the press center is not crowded.
20:00. The title of world champion will be played in a tie-break for the fourth time in history. This happened earlier in 1998 when Anatoly Karpov beat Vishy Anand; in 2006, when Vladimir Kramnik defeated Veselin Topalov; and in 2012, when Anand outplayed Boris Gelfand.
19:50. Chess expert Vladimir Barsky called the tie-break a very special genre. “Both Karjakin and Carlsen play brilliant rapid chess. That's when the game starts, we'll see who feels better and looks more confident. Tie-break is a special genre of chess where the stakes are very high. A simple tournament in rapid chess is one thing, but in this meeting the world crown will be at stake, ”- Barsky.
19:40. Today, much will depend not only on psychology, but also on physical form. Sergei Karjakina was prepared for this match by the famous Russian tennis player Anna Chakvetadze. “Sergei asked if I could make a list special exercises to prepare it for collection. I developed a set of exercises that we practiced with, taking into account the specifics of chess. His physical form was not bad, he ran fast, but he also got tired quickly. Pulled up after class. When I flew to the training camp, I could no longer carefully keep my finger on the pulse. I hope that the form has not gone away, because you just need to support it, ”- Chakvetadze.
19:30. Three-time winner of the Chess Olympiads, grandmaster Alexei Dreev assessed the chances of the champion and challenger in today's tie-break. “I believe that the chances of Karjakin and Carlsen to win in the current situation are absolutely equal. Both chess players are excellent at both rapid and blitz. But the long journey of 12 classical games tired and exhausted both,” Dreev said in the “Championship”.
19:20. 10 years ago, today's rivals did not even dream of such rooms.
19:10. Most likely, today the grandmasters will have no time to run into the rest rooms. But just in case, they look like this. With a window - Karjakin's room, without a window - Carlsen's room.
19:00. Today, in our broadcast, readers of the "Championship" will have access to an online board. We will also have exclusive comments from the grandmasters from the scene and, of course, photos - we tried to collect everything in one place so that it would be most convenient for you to follow the decisive events of the match.
18:50. Tired of the company of VIPs? You can also go to the hall for ordinary fans. There is also very interesting.
18:40. If you go to the balcony of the VIP zone, then this view will open ...
18:30. The VIP area looks like this. If you wish, you can also play chess here.
18:20. We have prepared material about this cheerful girl who will support her husband in the VIP zone.
18:10. The wife of Sergey Karyakin, Galiya, said that the preparation for the championship match was much harder for her husband than the match itself. “The preparation was harder from a psychological point of view than the match itself. The fact is that the preparation included training camps and minor competitions. Preparing for the game with Carlsen, Sergey spent almost all the time at the training camp, for two or three weeks. This is much more common than before he became a contender for the title. The process was noticeably more intense and richer than usual,” - Galiya, who is currently in New York.
18:00. But in this test you will not find the answer to the question of what relation the Bulgarian manager Silvio Danailov has to Sergey Karjakin. It turns out the most direct. In this photo, a very young Karjakin is sitting on the lap of world champion Veselin Topalov, and next to him are Danailov and FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomarev.
17:53. And before the start of the match, we did a test about its main characters.
17:42. In anticipation of the denouement of the match between Karjakin and Carlsen, we recalled the most interesting facts from the life of champions of past years. Try to answer the questions of our test.
17:33. There were no scandals in this match, the rivals treated each other very respectfully. Carlsen's demarche, who left the press conference after the eighth game, can be ignored. But in the history of chess matches for the world crown, such a world has not always been.
17:20. Opponents will play at this table with these figures. In the first rapid game, Sergey Karjakin has White.
17:10. There are still five hours before the start of the game, so you can safely study the next International Chess Federation, in which he remained in first position, while Sergey Karjakin moved up to sixth.
17:00. The world champion will be determined today in a tie-break. The strongest rated Ukrainian grandmaster Pavel Eljanov in exclusive interview"Championship" stressed that he does not consider this method of determining the title holder fair. For what reason and what are the alternatives - read in his interview.
16:50. These are the chess sets at the entrance to the building. It seems that no one tried to set them on fire, but a fire extinguisher would not hurt.
16:40. The match takes place on the top floor of the former Fulton Market fish market building.
16:30. Our correspondent Andrey Ivanov will tell about everything interesting directly from the scene.
16:20. By the way, today is Magnus Carlsen's birthday. The Norwegian grandmaster turned 26 years old. In previous championship matches with Vishy Anand, he gave himself excellent gifts. We hope that today Sergey Karjakin will also give him a gift - an autograph from the new world champion.
16:10. To begin with, we offer everyone who will follow our online to answer the main question.
16:00. Hello dear chess lovers. Today, on the last day of autumn, a new world chess champion will be determined. The "main" time of the championship match ended in a draw, now we are waiting for "overtime" - four games with a time limit of 25 minutes each, and if he does not reveal the winner, then the real "penalty shootout" - blitz and "Armageddon". Worthy, magnificent completion of an equal match of equal contenders. "Championship" starts a live online broadcast from New York, we will try to show you the championship tie-break from the inside as much as possible. The first batch starts at 22:00 Moscow time, and it will be awesome!
`Well, dear friends. In any case, we should be proud of Sergey Karjakin - he did everything he could and almost returned the chess crown to Russia! At the moment And we say a huge thank you to all of you that at this late, well, or already early hour, you were with us. See you again, behind the chessboard and beyond!
Nikita Kim, First Vice President of the Moscow Chess Federation, especially for MK:
"It so happened that it didn't work out." Sergey lost the third game, after which it was necessary to win. But it is almost impossible to do this with black pieces when you play against a high-class opponent. The stars did not align today, but I am sure that Sergey Karjakin has a great future He will once again come to the same match, and he will succeed.
World champion is destiny, and Karjakin has the same destiny, just not this time. He will learn from his defeat," Kim said.
Unfortunately for us, Magnus Carlsen beats Sergey Karjakin in a tie-break. Rapid was enough for this: in the third installment, the Norwegian took the lead - 2:1, and caught the Russian at risk in the final segment. The final score is 3:1 and the Norwegian remains the world champion.
` Queen h6 from Carlsen - that's all. Mat.
` 39 moves were made by grandmasters.
` The challenger has 28 seconds left. Carlsen has almost 6 minutes.
` Mutual exchange of pieces! At least something in the fourth game.
` Six and a half minutes of doubt tormented Karjakin.
` Carlsen has twice as much time left. 10 minutes versus 5.
` Magnus is frankly stalling for time. He moves the pieces back and forth, and calmly watches what Karjakin will answer. Eeeeh.
` Sergey Karjakin thought about the move for almost 5 minutes.
` Behind 20 moves, everything is not critical in terms of time, but in terms of the options for developing the position for Sergey - so-so.
` It is clear that it is easier for Carlsen to defend than for Karjakin to attack. Now it is quite logical that the Russians are running out of time faster.
` Castling from Magnus.
` The computer slowly begins to give advantage to the Norwegian champion.
` Behind 10 moves, Carlsen feels confident.
` Sergei immediately begins to lag behind in time. He needs to aim every turn, and Magnus needs to defend himself.
`Let's go! Sicilian Defense against Karjakin in the opening. Already something unusual, which pleases.
` In about an hour, everything should be decided.
` Ahead - the fourth batch of Rapid. Sergey needs to win it, otherwise it will be the last one in the match for the chess crown. And not at all in favor of the Russians.
`How so, ah, how so! Karjakin played with the white pieces, and even at some point it seemed to the game that it was he who had the initiative. But then - his standard mistake: time slips away and brings him closer to time pressure. And then Carlsen literally launched a frontal attack, which brought him success!
` Sergey Karjakin lost in the third rapid game. In fact, the Russian challenger drove himself into a corner, missed the time control, after which Magnus Carlsen quite easily forced Karjakin to resign on the 38th move. 1:2 loses Sergey.
` Rook a1 from Carlsen and everything seems to be too sad for Sergey.
` Less than a minute of time for Karjakin!
` Regarding the time: from 10 minutes it was reduced to 5 in favor of Carlsen. Well, at least something positive.
` Somehow imperceptibly, imperceptibly, Magnus improved his position. The rooks were exchanged.
` For 10 minutes Carlsen has the time advantage. Is the Russian going to back himself into a corner again? Recall that he plays white...
` Exchange of pawns on the 23rd move.
` All in thought the Russian grandmaster. More than three minutes is no longer decided on the move.
` The queen brought Karjakin to e2.
` Carlsen is pushing a little. Knight on f6.
` The computer favors Karjakin more after 19 moves.
` The applicant began to think much longer. Carlsen, on the other hand, responds with moves within 10-20 seconds.
` Once again, the world champion has the advantage in time. Carlsen has 21 minutes, Karjakin has 14:47.
` The Norwegian lost his elephant, Karjakin gave up his horse.
` Carlsen moved the pawn to f4, and now it's time for Sergei to think.
`Wow wow! Karjakin moves quickly, making Carlsen think. Now the Norwegian has been thinking for 4 and a half minutes, and the Russian - bam! - and answered in 10 seconds.
` The opponents made 12 moves, each had 23 minutes left.
` The opening of the party is standard: Spanish. It seems to me that memes can already be made on this topic.
` The third rapid game has started, the score is equal! Now Sergey Karjakin plays White.
` Nikita Kim, First Vice-President of the Moscow Chess Federation, is in direct contact with us:
"As we have said many times, one of Sergey Karjakin's strengths is his character. He doesn't give up, he doesn't cry for himself unfortunate. He fights and fights in any situation. The first game was not particularly bright, but the second one is the same. Karjakin scratched this draw from his opponent, although Carlsen played wonderfully. Sergey found his chance and was able to achieve this result. But it’s not worth talking about any advantage now: no one has it. They are not children, both fight and fight. what grandmasters are doing now - the highest level!".
` DRAW! It is not clear how, but Karjakin was able to get out of a terrible situation and reduce the second game of rapid to a draw! Fiction! What a blow to Carlsen's nerves!
` That's it, Karjakin was left without a rook. And without a pawn.
` Sergei pawn on h5.
`A minute at Karjakin. 52 seconds for Carlsen.
` Sergey even put a check! Let it be simple.
` What an incredible ending! Karjakin fights to the last!
` Everything is back to normal. Karjakin loses the situation again.
` Magnus has less time now!
` One and a half minutes from the Norwegian. 46 seconds for Sergey.
' Magnus thought. Each of his moves could potentially be Karjakin's last.
` Carlsen moved his king to g6. An almost hopeless situation for the Russian applicant.
` Up to a minute, Sergey returned time to himself, with quick moves. But it does not help him much: Magnus presses.
` 28 seconds at Karjakin's disposal.
` Carlsen has two bishops left. Karjakin has only a rook. Well, besides the pawns, of course.
` Exchange of queens. Horse exchange.
` Karjakin went in 13 seconds. There are 52 left.
` Carlsen thinks for more than 4 minutes. What is he doing there?
` Slightly corrected the position of Sergei in terms of time. He has 55 seconds already.
` 35 seconds for a Russian. And everything is sad for him: Carlsen has full advantage. If Karjakin is saved, there will be a miracle.
` Time pressure for Karjakin is getting closer. And all the more worrying for all of us.
` Minute 46 is at the disposal of the Russian grandmaster. He began to hurry.
`We're racing here. Karjakin's rook is chasing Carlsen's queen. They still have a draw, just like in a match.
` Karjakin has less than three minutes of total time left... It's alarming.
` Bishop ate the knight Karjakin, on e3.
` 18 moves behind. Carlsen has 16 minutes and 16 seconds, Karjakin has 6:46. Sergei thought for seven and a half minutes!
` After Magnus thought about the move for more than 6 minutes, he became clearly more careful about the issue of time. Now it takes up to 10 seconds. Karjakin also tries to answer as quickly as possible.
` Carlsen moved the pawn to b4, trying to increase the pressure on the queenside.
` Sergei moved his bishop to e6.
` As a result, the pawn is d4-e5.
`Six minutes! And this, apparently, is not the limit.
` For more than three minutes, Carlsen has been thinking about his move.
` Karjakin: pawn a5, blocked the advance of the white pawn.
`Karjakin continues to spend more time on a move. But not as much as in the first batch of Rapid.
` Do you think it would be more fun if we had a checkbox in front of us? This is when a round is chess, a round is a fistfight in the ring. And do you think Carlsen or Karjakin would have won?
` Chess players made 8 moves literally in a minute. Vigorously.
`Oh, something new. It seems that the Italian opening is played by grandmasters.
` Rushed! Carlsen - e2-e4.
` The 10-minute break is coming to an end and the chess players are ready to start the second game of rapid!
`Now a little break and a change of figures. Karjakin will play with black, Carlsen with white. The party will be in the same format - rapid. 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. The score at the moment is 0.5:0.5.
`Draw! The chess players agreed to a draw after the 37th move.
` Exchange of queens!
` Bishop b6 from Magnus, and Sergey had to win back the queen on the first row.
` Bishop on e5 from Karjakin.
` Time equalized: Sergey has 4 minutes, Magnus has 7.
` All the rooks and all the pawns on the queenside took part in the exchange of grandmasters and are now waiting for the next game: in this game they are no longer helpers to the athletes.
` Ouuuu, the intensity of the struggle is such that even the technique could not stand it. In the FIDE video broadcast, the computer protested and the boards are no longer visible. There are only commentators in the frame.
` Both rooks have left the board.
` Carlsen: rook to b4 and then to a4.
` In the center of the board there is a cutting straight, in the language of martial arts. The pawns were exchanged.
`Opaaaaaaaa! Karjakin attacks! The grandmasters exchanged bishops, and it was Sergey's initiative. What did he think?
` 18 moves behind, Karjakin has more than 10 more minutes to his credit, Carlsen has 18 and a half.
` Most people start to think that Carlsen has a better position. Plus, he has more time. In the meantime, the opponents still do not go to the exchange of pieces.
` Carlsen is better at saving his time. He spent 44 seconds in just 15 moves. Karjakin seems to be a little confused.
` 15 moves behind in the first rapid game.
` There is a real conflict of interest in the center of the board on the flank of the queen. Pawns cannot share space.
` Grandmasters move fast: they have almost no time to think.
`Trying to improve Karjakin's position. Moves the pieces to the side of the king.
` As many expected, in the opening - the Spanish game. Recall that it also started the case in the 12th game of classical chess
` The first batch of Rapid - away we go! Sergey Karjakin plays with white pieces.
` We remind you that the case will begin with "Rapid". These are four games with a time control of 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.
` Any minute now, the match will start! The intensity of the highest has long been and here it is - the moment of truth!
` Tie-breaks are fun. And together with us, the first vice-president of the Moscow Chess Federation Nikita Kim will follow her! Your thunderous applause.
` In the video below you can see online all the moves of Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen. At the top right - what is happening on the board at the moment, and the blue arrow indicates the last move. On a large board, the presenters offer us options for possible moves.
` Well, are you all ready for a chess feast?! In 15 minutes the tie-break will start and we won't have even a minute to catch our breath! Everything is ready for excitement and drive!
Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin have already played 12 games. According to their results, the score of the confrontation is equal - 6:6. Grandmasters won once, and the rest of the time it ended in a draw. On November 28, the final game in classical chess took place, but even there and after the 30th move.
Nikita Kim, First Vice President of the Moscow Chess Federation, believes that despite the fact that Carlsen feels more confident in rapid and blitz, strong nerves and a strong mind will come to the fore: and in this aspect, as shown by the previous 12 games, just Karjakin. The Norwegian has already shown his weakness when following his defeat.
Well, in any case - today we are all waiting for exciting game which is simply impossible to miss! Our live online broadcast will start at exactly 22:00 Moscow time, don't miss it!
Karjakin - Carlsen: what you need to know about the best minds in the world of sports?
tells who will fight for the chess crown in New York.
Records and achievements
Sergey Karjakin received the status of a chess star before Carlsen. At the age of 12 years and 7 months, he entered the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest grandmaster in history. The record still belongs to the Russian. In 2002 schoolboy Karjakin already participated in the FIDE Grand Prix in Dubai, where Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand performed. Sergey did not play at that tournament for long, but after his performance he did not immediately go home - he decided to watch and learn from the strongest minds on the planet. And already at the age of 14, Karjakin became the winner of the Chess Olympiad and several international tournaments.
It took a Norwegian half a year more to get the highest chess title - 13 years 4 months and 27 days. Therefore, at the beginning of his career, he was a little in the shadow of his current opponent. Karjakin even outwardly looked much older and more experienced than his peer from Norway.
https://twitter.com/ChessBase/status/790266666890375168But the image of a chess kid almost immediately attracted a powerful sponsor - Microsoft, which predicted him a champion title back in 2004. At 19, he climbed to the top of the ELO rating and received his first chess Oscar (in total, Carlsen received this award 4 times), securing the title of the world's main prodigy. In 2011, the Norwegian withdrew from the Candidates Tournament due to the fact that he considered the draw system unfair. And two years later, when the competitions began to be held in a double round robin system, he came to the tournament already in the status of a favorite and won it. That year, he not only took the chess crown from Viswanathan Anand, but also became the owner of the highest ELO rating (2872 points), breaking Gary Kasparov's record, which had lasted 13 years. On the next year he improved his achievement and defended the title of world champion.
Sergey Karjakin reached his first Candidates Tournament later - in 2014, losing only to Viswanathan Anand in terms of total points. He won the right to play for the world title against Magnus Carlsen on his second attempt at the Candidates Tournament, which was held in Moscow in March of this year.
“Practically throughout our career, they try to compare us with Magnus Carlsen, but I believe that we are two different chess players and each of us has our own path,” Sergey Karyakin told Match TV after winning the tournament.
Both grandmasters are also world champions in rapid chess. Karjakin won the title in 2012, Carlsen in 2014.
head-to-head statistics
The first official match of grandmasters in classical chess took place on January 18, 2005 in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee. After 40 moves, the fifteen-year-old grandmasters agreed to a draw. The next four meetings also did not reveal the winner. Only five years later, the score changed in favor of Carlsen.
Karjakin took revenge in 2012 in the same town in the Netherlands. At that time, the Norwegian was already the leader of the world rankings and started with white, which gives the advantage of the first move. So far, this victory remains the only one in the opposition of chess players. The score of personal meetings is 4-1 in favor of Magnus, with 16 draws.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBvJNpSOrtO/? taken-by=karyakin_chessIf we take into account unofficial and exhibition fights, then the advantage in favor of Carlsen is even more noticeable: the Norwegian won 18 meetings, the Russian - only 8.
A truly high-profile title fight could have taken place in 2007, when two teenagers almost made it to the World Cup final. Both went through a difficult bracket, consisting of several knockout matches with the strongest grandmasters of the planet, but eventually stopped in the semi-finals. Karjakin lost to Alexei Shirov, Carlsen to Gata Kamsky. Unfortunately, there was no match for third place.
Mentors
Magnus' coach is Simen Agdestein, the national champion and Norway's main chess star in the "pre-Carlsensian" era. In addition to chess, they have another common hobby - football. Simen once played for the club of the second Norwegian division "Lyn" and even played 8 matches for the national team, where he scored one goal. The 25-year-old chess player is also assisted by Danish grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen.
In 2009, Magnus turned to Gary Kasparov for advice. At first, the training was secret, but after a few months they began to work in the open. There were Skype consultations, live meetings, weekly preparatory joint meetings. A year later, their relationship ended.
https://twitter.com/AjedrezEspectac/status/697532620721274881?lang=ru“Thanks to him, I began to better understand a whole class of positions. It is clear that he knew much more than me. At times it was difficult for me to keep up with his speed and depth of analysis, but most of the time we were on the same wavelength with him. What can I say: it was a unique experience for me, Kasparov gave me a lot as a practitioner. He was amazed at how little I seemed to know. But we didn't dwell on this issue. He shared with me the methods of working on the opening, for which I am grateful to him. I moved in this direction, thanks to him. He told me a lot about the peculiarities of wrestling, a lot about individual elite players. He has a peculiar look at the strongest players in the world,” Carlsen said in an interview with the Chess website. Pro.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDzo-suq0BG/? taken-by =fluefarUntil the age of 19, Karjakin lived and trained in the Crimea, where, according to the grandmaster, there were no worthy opponents. Largely because of this, he decided to change Ukrainian citizenship to Russian and move to Moscow. Now Yuri Dokhoyan is working with him, who trained Gary Kasparov for a long time. In addition, Karjakin is friends and plays with Anatoly Karpov. Therefore, the confrontation between the two "K" - Carlsen and Karjakin - is often called the reincarnation of duels between Karpov and Kasparov. Sergey is also working with FIDE world champion Rustam Kasymdzhanov and Russian grandmaster Alexander Motylev.
Karjakin was a coach himself at one time. When Sergey was 11 years old, Ukrainian grandmaster Ruslan Ponomarev arrived in Kramatorsk together with his assistant Dmitry Komarov. The coach decided to pass the time by playing blitz with a young talent. To Komarov's surprise, the child left him no chance, winning with a score of 3:10. Then he invited Ponamarev to sit down at the table with Karjakin. The boy beat him too. After that, the grandmaster decided to take the 11-year-old chess player to his team as a tactical coach. With a new sparring partner, Ponomarev won the FIDE World Championship.
Physical readiness
As a child, Karjakin went to the acrobatics section for five years, so he can walk on his hands without any problems. The grandmaster tries to lead a healthy lifestyle: he runs and swims. In between tournaments, the chess player often plays tennis.
“Physical shape is very important for chess players. When you play for 5-6 hours, it is very difficult to sit and not lose concentration. In moments when you need to make important decisions, you should have a clear head. Sport helps a lot for this, ”Karyakin explained on the air of Match TV.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BK_yLqsA4eN/? taken-by=karyakin_chessKarslen also keeps himself in excellent physical shape and follows a vegetarian diet before important tournaments. At one time, Magnus was the winner of ski jumping competitions and played football well. Now he still likes to kick the ball.
Personal life
Sergey Karyakin met his wife Galiya in 2009. When a chess player moved from Ukraine to Russia, he had to transfer from one institute to another. The future wife helped with the paperwork. The couple played the wedding in 2014. The celebration took place in a chess style - the cake for the newlyweds was in a black and white cage and decorated with chess pieces. A year ago, Galiya and Sergey had a son, Alexei. The chess player claims that his family gives him inner peace, which helps him during matches.
https://www.instagram.com/p/2YTwFxOri3/? taken-by=karyakin_chessFor Karjakin, this is the second marriage. Previously, he was married to Ukrainian chess player Ekaterina Dolzhikova.
Carlsen said that he would think about getting married when he became world champion, but he is still single. At one time, the media associated Magnus with British actress and model Lily Cole, with whom they co-starred in advertising for the clothing brand G-Star Raw. Their relationship has not been confirmed.
Now the Norwegian has a whole army of fans, but Magnus is in no hurry to make a choice. He admitted that the future chosen one should be able to play chess, but he is wildly bored when the girls begin to tell how they played with their grandfathers in childhood.
Hobbies
Carlsen leads an active social life: attends fashion shows, poses for the covers of glossy magazines and travels a lot. The Norwegian is a fan of Real Madrid. When Magnus became world champion, the president of the Spanish club invited him to a match against Valladolid on his birthday, where the grandmaster made the first symbolic hit on the ball.
Carlsen is also crazy about DuckTales. In 2014, he even appeared in one of the Norwegian issues of the comic, where he received a new literary name Maxpuls Klarsin. According to the plot, the grandmaster fights for the chess crown with Donald Duck.
The match for the world chess crown between Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin and Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
After 12 tense games, the match ended in a draw - 6:6. The world's best chess players played for the champion title in a tie-break. Alas, here Fortune smiled at the reigning champion from Norway. Magnus won - 3:1 and earned 600 thousand euros in prize money. True, five percent of this amount will go towards the fines that Magnus earned for ignoring the press conference.
Carlsen, who has held the crown since 2013 when he took the title from Indian representative Viswanathan Anand, looked very tired after the match and admitted that the match against Karjakin was the most difficult for him in his career:
In fact, it was very, very difficult to win this time. In terms of World Cup matches, I will definitely remember this victory forever. It is more comparable to the success at the Candidates Tournament in 2013, when I barely won. I thank my opponent Sergey Karjakin for a great match. He showed fantastic stamina and made me nervous several times. A worthy opponent and an excellent master! As for the tie-break, I was sure already in the 11th game that we would test our luck in these four short games. I felt very good going into the match, but it was not easy. Very happy to reach the end and keep the title. Now I want to take a break from all this. I deserve a break.
Karjakin promises to return
As for our grandmaster, after the end of the tie-break, Sergey found the strength to thank the fans, among whom was Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin:
I never thought that so many people around the world would worry about me. I am very touched by the attention and I want to say thank you to everyone who was with me these days. To my family, sponsors, friends, the leadership of the Russian Chess Federation, the Moscow Chess Federation. As for the outcome of the match, I think that Magnus found the decisive argument and won fairly. This assessment is objective, because all the matches that he won before against Viswanathan Anand, Magnus took in regular time and with a clear advantage. And here in regular time there was a draw, and at some point he had to recoup. The match, of course, was very difficult for him.
Are you going to fight for the crown again?
Sergey Karyakin: Yes, of course, that's my plan. I'll rest a little, and then I want to improve my game. I believe that in the future there will be another chance to return the chess crown to Russia. Still ahead. I am young enough, I am sure that I will still have such an opportunity. Are many people afraid of Carlsen psychologically? Well, what to be afraid of - you have to go out and play against him. I wanted to beat him and did everything in my power. What was missing, but that's another question. And they are afraid - then why take part in the selection? If you want to become the best, then you must do everything in your power for this and a little more.
The decisive games were played on Magnus's birthday. Did you congratulate him?
Sergey Karyakin: Good gift he got it, didn't he (laughs). But seriously, I congratulated him before the start of the game.
What did you miss in the tie-break?
Sergey Karyakin: Wrong more. I am satisfied with classical chess, although there were mistakes. But I was completely unprepared to play rapid chess and, frankly, at some moments I played simply badly. Magnus took advantage of my mistakes and deserved to win. My congratulations to him.
You said that you felt support from Russia, but in New York?
Sergey Karyakin: And here there was no hiding from popularity. During the tournament I used a taxi. The driver was Russian-speaking, and he recognized me. At the end of the trip, he said that he would not take money from me because he supported me.
At the board and on the court
Anna Chakvetadze, ex-fifth racket of the world, was Sergey Karyakin's physical training consultant. Here is what she said about her collaboration with the grandmaster:
My husband, who is fond of chess, introduced me to Sergey Karyakin several years ago. Rooted for him and the Russian team at the Chess Olympiad in Baku. Then Sergei asked if I would like to help him with physical training, told me that he would have to play with Magnus Carlsen for the chess crown. Well, how could I refuse our grandmaster, one of the most talented chess players in the world, a contender for the championship title. I developed a training system for him. We also played tennis. And then he flew to Miami for a training camp, which was already aimed at the chess component. In principle, Sergei's physical training did not disappoint in this match. He did not complain of being tired. Although the concentration and intensity of the struggle were very high. Of course, I wanted Karjakin to win. Although in any case, even being an underdog, he showed himself perfectly. He lacked quite a bit. But Sergei fought to the last. Such matches are pleasant and interesting to watch in any sport.
By the way, I would like to note that Sergey shocked me not only at the board, but also on the court.
Sergey Karjakin: I am sure that I will still have a chance to return the chess crown to Russia
He knows how to play at an amateur level. And, frankly, I was struck by how competently he feels the site. For amateurs who train once or twice a week, it is difficult to put good technique. But here, perhaps, we can draw an analogy with chess. On the court, you also need to think about where to send the ball so that it would be as inconvenient for the opponent to hit it. That's how Sergei played with me. It's good that my technical training allowed me to reach such insidious blows. In general, I liked the way he thinks on the court. Let's hope our cooperation and communication will continue. In the near future - to hold a charity session in New York on February 1.
Russia showed strength
There has been a lot of talk lately about the so-called soft power, so Karjakin is her best example, - says Vladimir Palikhata, President of the Legacy Square Capital Foundation, President of the Moscow Chess Federation, who supported Sergey already at the preparation stages. - He started the match as a chess player little known among the inhabitants of the West, and ended up as one of the most respected athletes in the world, who is supported and admired in all parts of the world. Believe me, it's worth it.
“I would like to congratulate Karjakin on behalf of all the railroad athletes on his excellent performance,” says Ilya Vdovin, chairman of the RFSO Lokomotiv.
"Only one person has done as much for chess in Russia in the last 30 years as Karjakin - FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov," says Nikita Kim, First Vice President of the Chess Federation, head of the Chess in School Foundation. "Together, in cooperation with the RCF, they returned great game national status. People far from chess started their day in November with the question - how is Karjakin? This was the last time 30 years ago, during the so-called confrontation between the two "K". Sergei promised in a post-match interview that he would pay much attention to the development of projects related to children's chess and, in particular, the Chess at School project. He showed himself not only as an excellent athlete and responsible citizen."
Yugra is capable of admiring
Meanwhile, the final, decisive stage of the FIDE Women's Chess Grand Prix 2015/16 has come to an end in Khanty-Mansiysk.
The venue for the tournament was the world-famous Ugra Chess Academy.
For many years, Khanty-Mansiysk and the Ugra Chess Academy in particular have been one of the most convenient and hospitable venues for a wide variety of chess tournaments - from the Candidates Tournament in 2014 to various kinds of regional competitions.
In the coming years, the capital of Ugra will host several international tournaments of the highest level, including the 2020 World Chess Olympiad. It should be noted that this will be the second Olympiad for Khanty-Mansiysk, for the first time the city became the venue for the main chess competitions of the two-year period in 2010.
As for the results of the women's tournament, the Chinese Ju Wenjun won ahead of schedule.
The result shown will allow Ju Wenjun to compete for the title of world chess champion in the match against the winner of the world championship in a knockout system, which will be held in Iran from February 10 to 28, 2017.
A satisfied Chinese woman in a conversation with journalists noted the highest level of organization of the tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk:
I am impressed. Fantastic conditions have been created here for those who love chess. We all saw how the leaders of Ugra treat the ancient game in awe, and I leave home with wonderful memories of this place.
By the way
Russian grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik and Sergey Karyakin improved their positions in updated rating International Chess Federation. Kramnik moved up one line and now occupies third place in the FIDE rating, Karjakin moved from ninth to sixth with 2785 points. The current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway tops the rating with 2840 points, American Fabiano Caruana is in second place with 2823 points, Kramnik has 2809 rating points.
The second meeting again proceeded under the flag of Karjakin's lack of time. And in the middlegame, the grandmaster went for a not entirely correct exchange, giving up two pieces for a rook and a pawn. Given the worse position and the catastrophic loss in time (one minute before the end of the game against 11 for the opponent), the situation seemed hopeless. But the Russian played magically strong, seeking more and more new resources for protection. And he found a etude salvation - in the presence of an extra piece, Carlsen could not avoid a stalemate.
In the third game, the Norwegian played aggressively with Black, while Karjakin again spent a lot of time in the opening. Carlsen opened the center by sacrificing a pawn, activating his queen and putting White in a cramped position. The Russian once again ran into time trouble (one minute versus seven for his opponent) and made a blunder in a difficult position, losing in one move.
In the final game, the Russian was satisfied only with a win, but Carlsen, playing with White, skillfully stopped all Karjakin's attempts to seize the initiative and increased the pressure. In the middlegame, the challenger sacrificed an exchange in search of counterplay, but the Norwegian confidently brought the game to a beautiful victory, which kept him the world champion title.
"It was very, very difficult. In terms of World Cup matches, this victory was definitely the most difficult. It is rather comparable to the success at the Candidates Tournament in 2013, when I barely won," Carlsen told reporters. "Thanks to opponent Sergey for a great match As for the tiebreak, I was sure it would happen after a draw in game 11. I felt very good today going into the match, but it was not easy. The second game today was a bit disappointing. But very, very happy reach the end."
"I wasn't ready for rapid chess"
“A very difficult match,” Karjakin told reporters. “As for classical chess, I am satisfied, although there were mistakes. But I was completely unprepared to play rapid chess, I played badly. Magnus took advantage of my mistakes and deserved to win. My congratulations to him and happy birthday".