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Magnus Carlsen’s record series of 125 games in long chess without losses was unexpectedly interrupted in the encounter with Pole Jan-Krzysztof Duda at Norway Chess on Saturday.
Carlsen delivered a farmer early, and that gave Duda a chance to put pressure on the world champion. After two thought breaks for nearly half an hour, Carlsen made a mistake on his 22nd move and gave his Polish opponent a big lead.
The Norwegian chess game began to make its way back into the game, but with another error on move 31, it finally became too difficult to avoid losing for the 126th time in a row in long chess.
– I overlooked the queen move you made. At the time, I really thought I was going to win. It’s extremely disappointing, Carlsen told TV 2 right after the party and continued:
– I sat down and thought it couldn’t be that easy, but I didn’t see any movement for him. I couldn’t escape at all. It is completely inexcusable.
Duda, who was at the end of the Norway Chess recap before Saturday’s party, had the honor of being the first to beat Carlsen since July 31, 2018.
– I’m very happy, of course. “I wasn’t expecting to win this game at all,” Duda said.
Opportunity for revenge
Carlsen has a chance to get revenge already on Sunday. Then expect a new meeting with Duda. The world champion from Lommedalen has now played his five opponents in the Stavanger tournament.
This week, Carlsen will face Fabiano Caruana, Aryan Tari, Alireza Firouzja and Levon Aronian once again. There you must get up considerably after a messy party on Saturday.
More than half an hour passed before Carlsen made his seventeenth move, with not many moves that the Norwegian particularly considered.
– Today was a terribly complicated party. I hit a farmer for an attack on his king. Now I thought for a long time about my last move. I don’t know why, I didn’t have much of a choice, Carlsen said in the confessional after 19 plays.
Loss coverage
Before his 22nd move, Carlsen also thought for a long time, but this time the consequences were far greater. The chess computer gave Duda a clear advantage, even though both players fought with little time left on the clock.
Time pressure and poor position may have led to Carlsen’s loss on move 31. He then overlooked Duda’s opportunity to wave his king piece with his rook.
So Carlsen’s chances of winning and drawing were slim to none, and it was only a matter of time before defeat was a given.
With the defeat, Carlsen lost the lead in the Norway Chess summary. It happened after Levon Aronian and Alireza Firouzja won their matches on Saturday. The latter beat Aryan Tari after the Norwegian revealed himself with black pieces early on.
Aronian leads with 11 points ahead of Firouzja with 10. Carlsen is standing with his 9 points.
(© NTB)
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