"These things which happened here, they have never happened to me at basically any events," a disconsolate Nepomniachtchi said of his blunders. Nepomniachtchi made another error in game nine, letting his light-square bishop get trapped after just 27 moves and leaving Carlsen on the brink of a fourth successful title defence.Īfter another draw, Friday's game 11 showed that Nepomniachtchi, the world No.5, had not recovered from his earlier defeats as he lost focus again. The contest sprang to life in game six, won by Carlsen with the white pieces after seven hours 45 minutes and 136 moves - the longest game in world championship history.Ī dull 41-move draw followed before Carlsen won again with white as Nepomniachtchi, winner of the Candidates tournament in April, blundered a pawn move in the middle game. You don't expect to necessarily run away with it in a world championship."
"Then everything kind of clicked and after that it all went my way. "After five games there were five draws and I'd had very, very few chances to play for anything more," Carlsen added.
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