2016 World Chess Championship: Carlsen wins!!
Posted in FIDE, Games, Matches, Media Stories, Norway, Russia, The Chess Drum, USA, World Championships on Dec 1st, 2016 11 Comments »
TIEBREAKSCarlsen beats Karjakin 9-7 to defend crown! Carlsen hoists champion’s trophy.Photo by chess24 After beating Karjakin in Game #10, Magnus Carlsen said that he was able to “break” Sergey Karjakin. It was a pivotal moment of the match as the champion decided that with new life, he would head for the tiebreaks. “The idea was […]