Carlsen was in shock after a gigantic loss. Then he struck back in the giant drama.

fool

It turned out to be the Norwegian’s fate. He ended up relocating the king, allowing Ding to take the Carlsen tower without having a chance to help the king. The analysis tool showed a great advantage for the Chinese, and a clearly surprised Magnus Carlsen quit the party.

“He quit the party, there is no way to avoid chess,” said TV 2 commentator Jon Ludvig Hammer.

“Carlsen realized that he suffered a great loss and lost this party,” Hans Olav Lahlum said on the same channel broadcast.

Beaten back

This put pressure on the current Norwegian world champion before the third. With a loss there, he would have been out of the tournament.

25 moves out of the party, Carlsen had taken the lead with white chips, after Ding took over.

– It looked like Ding was going to win, but he got nervous and made some mistakes, Hammer said.

The Norwegian world champion seized the opportunity and put pressure on the formidable Chinese. After Carlsen seemed to have given up part of the profit, Ding roared. Therefore, a smiling Carlsen could announce the victory. It is not often that Carlsen ice cream shows such strong emotions.

“It’s impossible to pretend it was pure joy,” said Carlsen.

By the hair

The fourth part followed a similar pattern, and Carlsen took over after a smooth start.

“Being almost out of the game in game number three where he was very poor, he can come back with two consecutive victories,” said Hammer, who, after Carlsen’s mistake in the second game, felt that Saturday’s opponent would win both the match as the whole. tournament.

But Carlsen, who had to avoid losses, temporarily became defensive against Ding.

“Magnus is going to survive this, I think it’s scary,” asked Hammer. Ding played offensively and tried to win the game, although he would be certain of a rematch with a reference.

But in the end Carlsen was able to smile broadly. Ding’s bad game under the pressure of time finally forced him to leave the party, and the fight, after an eleven-game drama.

opponent bragging

After the game, he praised his opponent.

“It is extremely difficult to play against him, and others will understand,” he told Chess24.

Magnus Carlsen won 2.5-1.5 and will face Nakamura in the final on Sunday.

– I am very impressed with what Nakamura has done in the tournament. It was very good and it is not undeserved that he is in the final. I’ve seen it many times before and I’m optimistic, but it won’t be easy, Carlsen said in an interview with TV 2 Sumo.

– If Magnus plays the best he can, he is the best in the world, nothing to say about it. At the same time, Ding has clearly improved in speed and lightning chess, and it’s hard to say who I prefer, Nakamura said before the semi-final between Carlsen and Ding Liren.

The prize money at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational is NOK 2.55 million. The winner gets around 700,000 crowns.