Carlsen | | Nepomniachtchi |
World Chess Championship 2021 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi
World Chess Ch. 2023 Nepo vs Ding Liren --
World Chess Ch. 2018 Carlsen vs Caruana --
2016 Carlsen vs Karjakin --
2014 Carlsen vs Anand
2013 Anand vs Carlsen --
2012 Anand vs Gelfand --
2010 Anand vs Topalov --
2008 Anand vs Kramnik
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Carlsen is 5th time World Champion
26 November - 16 December 2021
Dubai Exhibition Centre , United Arab Emirates
14 games . The winner of the match shall be
the first player to score 7.5 points or more.
If the scores are level after 12 games,
4 tie-break are played.
Time controls: 120 minutes / 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and
then 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.
If it's equal,Tie-breaks: 4-Rapid games : 25mn + 10 sec/move ;
If it's still equal,
2 Blitz games : 5mn + 3 sec/move then
more 2 Blitz games: 5mn + 3 sec/move
The players cannot draw a game by agreement before
Black's 30th move.
Classical Games |
Game | Nepo | Carlsen | Opening | Aggregate Nepo - Carlsen |
1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ruy Lopez Closed
| 0.5 - 0.5 |
2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Catalan Open | 1 - 1 |
3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ruy Lopez: closed, anti-Marshall
| 1.5 - 1.5 |
4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Petrov's defence | 2 - 2 |
5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ruy Lopez Closed
| 2.5 - 2.5 |
6 | 0 | 1 | Queen's pawn game | 2.5 - 3.5 |
7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ruy Lopez Closed
| 3 - 4 |
8 | 0 | 1 | Petrov defence | 3 - 5 |
9 | 0 | 1 | English Opening
| 3 - 6 |
10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Petrov defence | 3.5 - 6.5 |
11 | 0 | 1 | Giuoco Piano
| 3.5 - 7.5 |
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