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The first rapid game is under way and we have an English Opening (1. c4) for the third time in 19 days. Yet very quickly it deviates from the two we’ve seen thus far (1. … e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4). A reversed Rossolimo Sicilian is on the board.
The players have taken the board. The photographers are snapping their final shots before vacating the sound-proof studio at the College in Holborn where they’ve spent more than 48 hours trading blows over the past 19 days. Only Carlsen and Caruana will be in the room with a pair of silent arbiters when the first rapid tie-breaker game starts in just a few minutes. Palpable tension.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/nov/28/magnus-carlsen-v-fabiano-caruana-world-chess-championship-tie-breakers-live under the title “Magnus Carlsen v Fabiano Caruana: World Chess Championship tie-breakers – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
