CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen gained his seventh Tata Steel chess title after settling for a draw within the 13th and ultimate spherical encounter in opposition to Anish Giri at Wijk Aan Zee on Sunday evening. Magnus, taking part in with the black, split points with Anish in a competition that lasted 30 strikes. While Magnus ended with nine points from 13 outings, Anish completed second with Eight.5 points.
Viswanathan Anand, who drew his ultimate encounter in opposition to Vidit Gujrathi, completed within the 3rd spot with 7.5 points along Ian Nepomniatchi and Liren Ding. Nepomniatchi and Ding drew their clashes in opposition to Teimour Radjabov and Jan-Krzysztof Duda respectively.
Despite the win, Magnus felt his efficiency may have been better. "It feels good (to have won) but I hope to be able to break this record again. Generally, my level of play has been good but it hasn’t been sparkling," Magnus instructed the event web page.
Magnus conceded that there have been nerves ahead of his ultimate encounter in opposition to Anish. "If you are not nervous ahead of such a game, you are not human. I was a bit nervous but once the game started, it subsided," Magnus stated.
After having defended his World title in opposition to Fabiano Caruana in November last year, Magnus has long gone on to pocket the World blitz crown earlier than starting this year with a medical efficiency at Wijk Aan Zee. However, the 28-year-old plans to take a wreck earlier than featuring at the Grenke Classic to be performed from April Eight-22. "It will be a while before I play (my) next. I would love to play but there isn’t anything coming up, so I am taking some time off. I plan to play in Grenke late April and may be something before that," stated Magnus.
Viswanathan Anand, who drew his ultimate encounter in opposition to Vidit Gujrathi, completed within the 3rd spot with 7.5 points along Ian Nepomniatchi and Liren Ding. Nepomniatchi and Ding drew their clashes in opposition to Teimour Radjabov and Jan-Krzysztof Duda respectively.
Despite the win, Magnus felt his efficiency may have been better. "It feels good (to have won) but I hope to be able to break this record again. Generally, my level of play has been good but it hasn’t been sparkling," Magnus instructed the event web page.
Magnus conceded that there have been nerves ahead of his ultimate encounter in opposition to Anish. "If you are not nervous ahead of such a game, you are not human. I was a bit nervous but once the game started, it subsided," Magnus stated.
After having defended his World title in opposition to Fabiano Caruana in November last year, Magnus has long gone on to pocket the World blitz crown earlier than starting this year with a medical efficiency at Wijk Aan Zee. However, the 28-year-old plans to take a wreck earlier than featuring at the Grenke Classic to be performed from April Eight-22. "It will be a while before I play (my) next. I would love to play but there isn’t anything coming up, so I am taking some time off. I plan to play in Grenke late April and may be something before that," stated Magnus.
Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel chess, Viswanathan Anand ends third
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