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Magnus Carlsen quickly recovered his first long jump loss in 802 days. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was defeated in the sixth round of Norway Chess.
Magnus Carlsen immediately got back on the winning track after Saturday’s shocking defeat at Norway Chess. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB
Carlsen’s incredible unbeaten streak of 125 games was snapped on Saturday when Poland’s Duda edged out the Norwegian world champion.
The next day, Carlsen fought the same opponent. He pushed Duda from the start, and was finally able to take the victory when the Pole surrendered in a very bad position.
– He wasn’t happy with the draw. I can say that for sure. He was very determined to win today almost independently, Carlsen told TV 2 after the game.
Remove the “genius” stamp
According to the chess computer, Carlsen had a 98 percent chance of winning when Duda resigned. However, he didn’t want a lot of praise for moves the computer found ingenious.
– I don’t want to get clever about this. It’s very difficult to see for myself that the target value is that I stood up much better, Carlsen said.
The crown pandemic has meant that this year’s Norway Chess only consists of six players. In addition to Carlsen, Norway is represented by Aryan Tari. The former junior world champion lost to Alireza Firouzja on Sunday. The Iranian won with black pieces.
Iranian super talented leader
After six rounds, Firouzja, 17, leads the rounds. He has 13 points against Carlsen’s 12. Then Levon Aronian of Armenia follows another point behind in third place.
Tari is the last with a point and a half. His only victory was against Duda.
On Monday, Carlsen will face his former World Cup opponent Fabiano Caruana. When they met for a duel last Thursday, Carlsen won with white pieces.
Norway Chess in Stavanger lasts until October 16.
