Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

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Between November 11 and 30, 2016, the match that will determine the next World Chess Champion is being played in New York. As is well known, the contenders are Grand Masters Magnus Carlsen (current champion) and Sergey Karjakin (title contender).

The Norwegian and Russian are playing a match to 12 games, and will be awarded World Champion who earns 6.5 points. In the event that the match ends tied in 6 points, it will be defined in a tie-break session, which will consist of quick matches first, if the tie persists, blitz will be played and if necessary, it will be defined in Armageddon.

Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 more moves, and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game. In all periods there will be 30 seconds increment per move.

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Game 12

"I apologize to the fans." Magnus Carlsen did not hide his face and was very honest in the press conference he gave last night: the last of the twelve encounters that comprised this match was a fiasco, finishing in a draw after only 30 moves and barely half an hour. It was probably one of the most insignificant games in the history of the world championships. And the champion was aware of the disappointment felt by the large public that follows the games from all corners of the world, mainly through the internet. "I can only say that I was interested in reaching the playoffs". Added the Norwegian, leaving all the experts speculating on what are the mysterious motives behind his decision. From their surroundings they have been quick to clarify that Magnus is not bad or anything like that.
For his part Karjakin did not have to go so far in his justifications: "I played with blacks, it was not exactly a day to do crazy things," he summarized.

It is clear that both players have already made up the idea that the title is decided in the tiebreaker, and two do not fight if one does not want. Organizers have announced that those who have purchased a ticket for yesterday's game (between $ 200 and $ 600) will be able to attend the tie-break on Wednesday without making any additional payments. And most of the fans, from the social networks, have been quite benevolent: the previous games have often exceeded the five or six hours of disputed fight, reason why have been moderate before this exception. The lack of epic, there will be excitement: the World Championship will have to decide now in a batch of four semi-fast games, in which each player will have 25 minutes for the whole game, to which are added automatically 10 seconds per played.
Thinking "against the clock" increases pressure, promotes mistakes and encourages speculative play, so it is more likely that the games will favor one or the other player.

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You can view an exelent analysis from Daniel King who explain us all the details of game 12.

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You can also see the analyzes of previous games here...

GAME 1
GAME 2
GAME 3
GAME 4
GAME 5
GAME 6
GAME 7
GAME 8
GAME 9
GAME 10
GAME 11

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1, 2, 3, 4.