Magnus Carlsen

Day 91

Leave a Comment / Climb To 2000, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen, Ruy Lopez, Sam Shankland, World Chess Championship /

Rating 1792

Puzzle Rush Score 25 (falling asleep at the computer, but I still did the prescribed daily puzzles)

Daily Study One interesting quote or idea I heard today (which was an idea I already understood, but just stood out differently) was a comment made by Levy Rosman in one of his recap videos. “What is the future of your rooks?” There are many times when I am wondering where to place a rook and which one to move. I think in those times of uncertainty I need to ask myself the question of what is the future of both rooks.

The round seven World Chess Championship match ended in a draw. After such a grueling game yesterday, I was expecting Nepo to take a quick draw if possible. My predictions were close to spot on. Nepomniatchi led out once again with e4 and we had another Ruy Lopez (I am not complaining about that part) and it followed the same opening line as round five, but he didn’t really press and the pieces were traded off to a drawn endgame.

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Day 90

Leave a Comment / Climb To 2000, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen, Sam Shankland, Wesley So, World Chess Championship /

Rating 1792

Puzzle Rush Score 42

Daily Study Today was a day for the history books. Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi had the longest game to ever be played at a World Chess Championship. It was also a decisive game after five draws. Below is the game annotated by Sam Shankland and Wesley So.

 

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Day 88

Leave a Comment / Climb To 2000, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen, Ruy Lopez, Sam Shankland, World Chess Championship /

Rating 1784

Puzzle Rush Score 34

Daily Study Today we saw another great game and another draw. I am absolutely loving all these Ruy Lopez games. This one was once again very insightful. Carlsen defends so well!

Here is the game from today (annotated by Sam Shankland).

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Day 87

Leave a Comment / Climb To 2000, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen, Petrov Defense, Sam Shankland, World Chess Championship /

Rating 1775

Puzzle Rush Score 32

Daily Study Today we had another draw with Carlsen leading with e4 and a Petrov Defense. I don’t know much about the Petrov and so I have always avoided it by following up with 3. Nc3 to enter into a Four Knights game. This is a particularly quiet line, but I haven’t yet delved into the world of the Petrov enough to feel confident playing the mainline. The interesting novelty from Carlsen came with the move 18. Nh4, but ultimately it ended up in a draw.

 

 

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