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“There’s a lot riding on the last game,” says Caruana when asked about Monday’s Game 12, where he will play with white. “It will be very tense for both of us. I’m not going to go crazy or anything, of course, but I will try to put pressure on him.”
The players will have an extra rest day between now and then, which the American says he’s grateful for.
“I’m not thrilled, obviously,” Carlsen says. “I got surprised in the opening and just decided to shut it down. It wasn’t great but it’s no disaster. Now I’ve just got to play well in one more classical and see what happens.”
He’s asked what he expects from Monday’s Game 12: “We’ll see what happens. A lot depends on what (Caruana) wants to do. If he wants to shut it down then that’s fine by me, we’ll play rapid. Otherwise we’ll have a fight.”
Written by Bryan Armen Graham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/nov/24/magnus-carlsen-v-fabiano-caruana-world-chess-championship-game-11-live under the title “Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana play to quiet draw in Game 11 – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
