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(Magnus Carlsen – Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-1.5) Magnus Carlsen (29) decided in the fourth game against Hikaru Nakamura (32) and won his own great digital tournament. The victory is worth more than NOK 700,000.
After the first three games, both players had won with white chips, and Magnuc Carlsen led 2-1. The world traveler reached the final in his own tournament after a dramatic fourth game.
He won the victory against a very frustrated Nakamura with a score of 2.5-1.5. After 58 moves, the American had to realize that the battle was lost and already a few moves before Carlsen came forward with a cheering fist.
– I am very happy to have won, of course. It was a little more stressful than it had to be in the last game, but overall I’m very, very happy, Carlsen told TV 2 after the end, adding:
– I am very glad that I made my best bet when it mattered most.
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With the victory, Carlsen took first prize of around NOK 720,000 according to today’s course, a historic sum of money online. It is the first time that the best players in the world have met in such a tournament. Nakamura will receive NOK 460,000.
Carlsen was disappointed in how he played with black chips, but felt that the white chip game was chess at the highest level.
– In my white games I played very, very well. Almost the strength of classic chess, I felt. The unusual thing is that I play very badly with Black. Not good at all, but this was a very good combination in terms of quality. So I think it was a worthy end to the tournament, Carlsen said.
And this is not the last of its kind, according to the dancer:
– In a difficult time for many, I think it has been great entertainment, and there are more tournaments of this type. This is not the end, but I hope it is just the beginning of something very fun.
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dream start
Carlsen had a dream opening with white chips in the first game and won after 84 moves. Therefore, Deputy Carlsen took advantage of the final.
Carlsen, as usual in suits, announced before the final that he would follow Nakamura’s body language on the webcam. During the first party, and especially towards the end, Nakamura was clearly frustrated.
“He feels like he’s being tortured here,” exclaimed expert Jon Ludvig Hammer in the TV 2 studio.
WINNER: Magnus Carlsen won his own “Magnus Carlsen Invitational” tournament. Photo: Screenshot, TV 2.
But on the other hand, the American hit back hard. With white chips, he dominated, winning superior to a Carlsen than early in defense mode and was pressed both on the board and on the clock.
– Magnus struggles to find a counter-plan here, Hammer pointed out, and then made the following judgment about Nakamura’s game: – He’s played fantastic in this game.
Distribute white
At this point, the last six games between the two had ended with a win for the one with white chips. And that trend should continue.
Because after 52 moves in the third game, Nakamura said “enough is enough” against Carlsen blank. Then he realized that he had no chance against a Carlsen in great shape, and therefore the 29-year-old Norwegian had a 2-1 lead, and the last seven games between them won by the chip player. white.
There were many emotions in turn when they met in April:
Carlsen only needed a tie with black chips to ensure victory. Upon defeating Nakamura, he would decide on lightning chess and possibly armageddon.
Already after 17 movements, Nakamura started shaking her head and looking thoughtful. The American struggled to break Carlsen’s position and spent a lot of time thinking about his moves.
A mistake by Carlsen caused him to end up in a situation that the TV studio 2 called “uncomfortable.” However, he regained control, played both on the board and on the clock, and secured a reminder of Nakamura’s apparent frustration.
