Magnus Carlsen turns 30 on Monday and can celebrate with a great victory – VG

They both won their games with white pieces. Carlsen has played from a secret place abroad, apparently a warm place.

The decision falls on Monday. If they are still level after four new rapid chess games, the decision will fall with blitzkrieg, possibly Armageddon.

– I think Magnus is not in his best shape right now, and that gives me a chance, Wesley So said on the official broadcast.

– Magnus made a mistake that he normally never makes, So continued in a TV 2 interview – and stated that Carlsen made two big mistakes.

It was a dramatic final first day where Carlsen won first with white, then So won with white and then Carlsen won again with white.

This meant that Magnus Carlsen could settle for a draw in Game 4 to win the first day.

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But Carlsen made a mistake that gave Wesley So an uncompensated advantage.

The most dramatic game was number two, where Carlsen had black pieces and finally lost after 93 moves.

Wesley So was the first to win the game, but he made a mistake and was eventually pushed by Carlsen. But then the Norwegian and the American “bowed” to win the match.

– This is amazing, Anish Giri said on the official broadcast.

– Even the best chess player in the world can make a mistake, Hans Olav Lahlum stated dryly in the TV 2 studio.

Carlsen was furious with himself afterwards. The Philippine-born American, on the other hand, smiled widely.

The winner receives 265,000 crowns, while the loser has to settle for half.

Magnus Carlsen defeated Anish Giri in the quarterfinals and Jan Nepomnjasjtsjij in the semifinals.

He won four of the five tournaments on his own tour in early 2020: Magnus Carlsen Invitational (April-May), Chess Masters (June-July), Legends of Chess (July-August) and Grand Final (August).

The Champions Chess Tour is also organized by the Play Magnus group.