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It is easy to imagine such an attack working out in a blitz game. Alexander Grischuk pointed out a funny move 17…Nf4 here. 16.Be3 This is a little trap.īlack can’t play 16…Ng6? now due to 17.Ba7! Rb7 18.Rd5, winning an exchange. Also, this move opens the road for the c-pawn. But White should play carefully: the queen is also closer to their king now.ġ4…Qxf6 15.c3 Ne7 The knight is heading to g6. In some variations, the queen can feel exposed there. Also good would be to develop the bishop with 14.Bd2 or 14.Be3.ġ4.Nxf6+N Ian decided to trade the queens first. Back in 2013, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave played 14.c3 in one of his simul games. He gave a funny comment to this on Twitter:ġ3…Bf8 Now Black’s rook on e8 is not blocked by the bishop the e7-square is available for the knight.Īt this point, White had a choice. This position was seen in one of the games of the Latvian grandmaster Arturs Neiksans. At the press conference, he commented on White’s chances here, “ As long as you can’t see a clear way to increase the advantage, it is usually going to evaporate.” This is exactly what was happening in Nepomniachtchi’s White games so far. He seems to be confident in the chosen setup. This time he leaves the c3-square vacant for the knight.ġ1…h6 Magnus, on the contrary, is regrouping exactly the way he did in the previous games. This time he fearlessly repeats his last choice.Ĩ…Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.h3 d6 11.d3 Despite the fact that Nepomniachtchi emerged out of the opening in the fifth game with an advantage it is him now who deviates first. Magnus replied with 8…Bb7 in Game 3 and 8…Rb8 in Game 5. At the press conference, Ian admitted, “ It was the same strategy as in the previous White games: just to pull something out of the opening.” White goes for the same Anti-Marshall variation as in the previous two games.
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On the contrary, Ian Nepomniachtchi at the press conference assured he had been too tired not to sleep. Magnus himself admitted he couldn’t even sleep! Magnus Carlsen’s father shared how happy his son was to come up on top in such an epic fight:
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You will see if that was a correct prediction in the game review below.Īs for now, let’s look at some interesting moments related to the previous game. Such thoughts made many people think we would witness a quick draw today. It is risky to go all-in when you do not feel well enough. No more worries about 14 draw in the match.īut should Nepomniachtchi strike right away? After playing such a long game (it started on Friday and ended on Saturday!), he might need some time to recover. It actually got even more interesting since the challenger now is obliged to find a way to shatter the champion’s positions. The sixth game of the match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi was impressive, but the competition is still far from over.