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And we’re off with 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4. For the fourth time we have the Sicilian and it’s not the Rossolimo. And with 4. … Nf6 5. Nc3 e5, we’re into the Sveshnikov variation.
Hello and welcome to London for today’s eighth game of the world chess championship between Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana of the United States. Play resumes today after with the best-of-12-games match deadlocked at 3½-all following seven consecutive peaceful results.
The players
Written by Bryan Armen Graham
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