| Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016) |
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Having earned and subsequently defended the World Championship title in his 2013 and 2014 matches against Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen was now confronted with defending his title against his childhood rival, Sergey Karjakin. Karjakin earned the right to challenge the title by winning the World Championship Candidates (2016) by a full point. This was the second title match to feature a champion and challenger who were under age thirty, after Kramnik - Leko Classical World Championship Match (2004). Although the match was predicted by many to be a blowout victory for the Norwegian wunderkind, the tremendous defensive prowess of Karjakin transformed the contest into a grueling war of attrition that would test the mental fitness of both great modern masters. While the best of 12 match started off rather slowly, with seven consecutive draws, Karjakin surprised many by winning the eighth game with the Black pieces, against Carlsen's rather uninspired approach to the Colle System. The reigning world champion refused to participate in the mandatory postgame news conference and caused a major controversy with his absence. However, in the tenth game, the "Mozart of Chess" returned with a vengeance, mercilessly pressing an advantage from the White side of the Ruy Lopez and levelling the score at one win apiece. When the last two Classical games resulted in draws, the match entered the tiebreak phase. The tiebreaks were conducted in the Rapid 25+10 time format, with draws in games 13 and 14 and an unexpectedly easy set of back-to-back victories for Carlsen in the fifteenth and sixteenth games. As a result the far higher rated world champion retained his crown, but the tiebreak methodology stirred up significant controversy in the world of chess. Former world champion Anatoly Karpov, as well as American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, objected to the Rapid tiebreak, pointing out that the World Rapid Championship was the venue where that time control was rightly to be contested. However, while the world champion agreed that the tiebreak format was less than ideal, Karjakin insisted that he was pleased with the tiebreak format and, playing the part of a genuine gentleman and sportsman, insisted that he failed to utilize his preparation and performed well below his own ability during the tiebreaking phase of the match. Elo Classical Rapid
Carlsen 2853 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9
Karjakin 2772 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 7
Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2016120...
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Wikipedia article: World Chess Championship 2016Previous: Carlsen - Anand World Championship Match (2014). Next: Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018)
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| Dec-03-16 | | Sokrates: <Appaz: <activechess55> If your are a top GM there may be a good reason for that: to keep a good (or at least a neutral) relation with the other contestant after the match....> You're probably right, it's understandable for those who "only" contribute via phones and computer/internet, but it would be a bit silly for those who physically join the entourage at the playing site. I don't really know how it was arranged practically, but I can't imagine "top GM"s sneaking around in hotels in cloaks and sunglasses. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Jambow: <<Lev Alburt: “It’s one of the highest-quality matches on both sides. Even the fact of many draws, almost all have been achieved in very sharp play. Both players are trying to squeeze something almost from nothing. Where other players would play safe, both keep playing for a win, creating problems for their opponent at a risk to themselves.” “It’s one of the most exciting championship matches in history. “If you’re a beginner, you can learn a lot, and if you’re a grandmaster, you can learn a lot.”> >I would perhaps poo poo one of the most exciting matches in History but it was very high quality indeed. It had it's excitement no doubt and I commend both players and the organizers also. I know Karjakin has increased in my estimation but I think to be champion he will need to dig further and push for the win. That he came this close attests to his ability and perhaps only slightly Magnus's inability to capitalize after creating the positions he dominates from. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: <Fisher> is probably the only player's name you can spell properly.> <<Because Fischer was a chess player.>> These guys should not even be allowed to sniff Fischer's dirty socks. Because these guys cannot even draw the strongest players of today: the Great Chess Denial. The Great Chess Swindle. Which is funny to watch OTB; how helpless they are when it comes to chess technique. While they fumble their imaginairy ties. Any way, I'm happy again: wandered through some Stockfish vs Komodo etc. games from november 2016. Very inspiring. Important I'd say. So if you wanna see real chess.. S8 plays the Sicilian with Black FYI so I guess it's still playable... 😊 I hope people do understand WHO made chess popular again: the most popular players. That's right. Stockfish and Komodo. Now you can go on to cut all trees and put guys there who look like trees instead. "My verdict is that it is a little bit of a regression to childhood – but, after all, why not?” ~ Hans Keller |
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| Dec-03-16 | | rogge: <john barleycorn: <rogge: <Joshka: Carlson talks out of both sides of his mouthLOL...>
<Fisher> is probably the only player's name you can spell properly.> you are so mean.>
Thanks. |
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Dec-03-16
 | | scormus: <Sally> I feel the same as you about kibitzers using engines when they make judgemental remarks about the play. It's bit like when a player hits the turf during a soccer match, the referee sees it once in normal time and the commentators and views can watch it 6 times in slow motion, zoomed in and from different angles |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: I try to understand where this error grande might have crept into public conscience. So you have these creatures; their life is based on what the media tells them. Or not. Whatever. Living on some odd ball. Then they have this guy called dr. Spock who is supposed to be thinking *logically* and he's from the future. Ok, the hint is clear: planet Vulcan got destro by cold, collective and calculative considerations. And we don't want that somehow to happen to planet Earf. The weird is thing iz: dr. Spock is some kind of servant on a spaceship which contains creatures who are looking for their home planet. These creatures are driven by uh their emotions. Directly. What follows is some seemingly random -endless- great nagivation game. Their emotions will lead them the way. Of corrs. As opposite to dr. Spock obviously. A guy who escaped a planet while it was being destro... uhmm. Can you ztill follow it? It's obvious the space invaders of the 60s always win the *intellectual fight* between emos and nerds, although dr. Spock has some special features which add up nicely to all this nonsense. Considered that this all happened in the past yet not in the future. Scientifically spoken. Now real life has entered chess.. welluh.. kind of.. so to speak.. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: PS: nonsense, in fact -as the more intelligent will understand- dr. Spock is a symbol of defeatism, a projection: the guy did not escape from Vulcan, but he is a metaphor of what could happen to Earf in the future. Which -you could've guessed it- is the basic idea behind Star Trek: to escape a made up doom. Because the only reason why dr. Spock is to be considered 'logical' is that he *survived* his planet for some kind of vague technical-superior-to-humans reason. Yeah right. A projection of the future. While the future always happens now. Curiously enough. The only thing which is logical to us is the outcome of what we are doing now. But okaaay I rest my case for the time being. |
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Dec-03-16
 | | saffuna: <PS: nonsense, in fact -as the more intelligent will understand- dr. Spock is a symbol of defeatism, a projection: the guy did not escape from Vulcan,> The more intelligent will understand that it is <mr.> spock. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | whiteshark: Magnus Carlsen tells about his victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFd... ENJOY! |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Ulhumbrus: Here is a question. If for both Carlsen and Radjabov their respective palmistry readings were taken, their respective numerology computed and their respective horoscopes cast would all six findings confirm that Carlsen instead of Radjabov was born for the purpose of gaining the title this year? |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Sokrates: Many thanks for the link, <Whiteshark>. Interesting to learn about Carlsen's doubts, his lack of sleep, his mindset, during the ups and downs of the match. He appeared quite honest and self-critical addressing his normal state of self-confidence having been shaken after the defeat in the 8th game. Carlsen is certainly not a world champion in expression and communication. I'd give him 1100 in rating should those skills have a similar to chess system. It would have been nice of him to show some personal calibre and refer to his opponent by name and not "he" and "him". An acknowledgement if not praise of Karjakin for truly challenging him would also have shown some sportsmanship. Indisputably, we have the world's strongest chess-player on the throne and I guess we should be content with that. |
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Dec-03-16
 | | Sally Simpson: Thanks whiteshark,
Carlsen seemed to be going through and re-living the emotion he felt during each game when he spoke about it. The bad news for those who depend on chess for a living is he says he will still be working on his game to iron out a flaw he has detected when things are not going his way. -----
I see they have a green pawn displayed throughout the whole thing. Obviously a hint that I should have been playing. :) (I had the logo first, I used to write as 'The Green Pawn" in the Hibs Fanzine in the 70's and 80's - remember the Fanzine days) -----
Hi scormus,
They use of camera technology is creeping into all sport. Football to see if has crossed the line, in Rugby the referee can cop out and ask for an action reply, in tennis you can challenge a call and get a machine to over rule a human line judge. Won't be long until an arbiter can watch a computer eval during a game and if a player makes a +2.99 error then he can declare the game over. ---
Tennis is my number one on my pet hate.
In tennis you also that rule where you are allowed two serving shots at getting the ball over the net, that's akin to being allowed to take a move back at chess. It does not help that a Swiss lad is good at tennis and Switzerland are No.2 on the list, Brazil is obviously 3rd (it's letter a Z thing, the letter 'Z' is fourth on the list ) then comes dolphins, oak trees and those black jackets that have 'North Face' written on the back of them. To date the list goes up to 107. |
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Dec-03-16
 | | chancho: We did not see the wreath placed on the winner of the championship as in the past. Times are a changing... |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: <<The more intelligent will understand that it is <mr.> spock.>>
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By matter of relevance and priority so to speak. Such irony never passes the eye unannounced... q.e.d. Any way: the Spanish Inquisition and such has spoken, I assume. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: "I don't need a doctor, darn it, I AM a doctor!" |
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Dec-03-16
 | | MissScarlett: Marginally more exciting than Hamilton vs Rosberg. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Eyal: This video of Carlsen's interview is a selection - it cuts out the questions and also some full q & a; the full transcript is here: https://www.chess.com/news/view/mag... (and it shows, btw, that the complaint about Carlsen referring to his opponent by "he" and "him" rather than by name is even more nitpicky than might appear - in one of the two places where he talks about Karjakin, the name "Sergey" has already been mentioned in the question) |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: <Carlsen is certainly not a world champion in expression and communication. I'd give him 1100 in rating should those skills have a similar to chess system.> <Sokrates>
Now that's not nice. Because it's not only demeaning to Carlsen but also to 1100 players. And babies. The cruelty! After all, Carlsen is our hero. My comments are meant to keep the spirit up, not to be taken all too seriously. To make a reference to both Carlsen and 1100 ELO in one sentence is just not done IMHO |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Eyal: Some post-match entertainment, now Karjakin vs. Kasparov: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/ka... |
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| Dec-03-16 | | WorstPlayerEver: <It’s hard to talk about a serious breakthrough in chess theory, because computer preparation for such matches largely neutralises the level of surprise.> Chess theory? As in R+pawn vs 2B endings?
I'd like to point out to prof Kasparov that the endgame can be studied in the same -decisive- way as the opening can be studied. So what does he mean when he speaks about 'chess theory'? Considered chess theory still exists as opening theory, middle game theory and endgame theory. I wonder.... |
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| Dec-03-16 | | SometimesGood: <SteinitzLives: Karjakin has much to be proud of for proving he not only deserved to be challenger, but came closest to dethroning one of the clearly strongest champions in history.> Gelfand came there too in 2012? I don't remember but at that time Anand was a champion in three formats. Where's Gelfi now? I don't say that Karjacking will disappear from the contest as the guy said https://www.chess.com/video/player/.... But it is a possibility. Elo rating was invented for a reason, I guess. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Sokrates: <WorstPlayerEver> LOL. Elvis P: "Don't be cruel ...". It's rather a cruel fact, he-he, but it also goes the other way around. The most eloquent people in the world may not be able to achieve more than 1100 in chess rating. I think we all have 1100 in some skills, hopefully + 2800 in others. <Eyal> Thanks for the correction. I only had the edited interview for review, so I clearly stand corrected. However, I still think it can't hurt a world champion to show some courtesy to his opponent. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | activechess55: <Eyal:>
Thanks for both the links. Got very useful information. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | activechess55: <Appaz:>
Thanks.
<Sokrates: You're probably right, it's understandable for those who "only" contribute via phones and computer/internet, but it would be a bit silly for those who physically join the entourage at the playing site.> Probably right. Contestants might take a sabbatical of 6 months, but that is, of course, difficult for a super GM. He might be spending a few sessions. I should imagine. Anyway Karjakin's seconds are known now: Vladimir Potkin, Alexander Motylev, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Kasparov’s old coach Yury Dokhoian. No big guns there except Mamedyarov. |
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| Dec-03-16 | | Appaz: <Eyal: Some post-match entertainment, now Karjakin vs. Kasparov:> Except for the sour grapes of Kasparov, this is probably the most interesting and revealing post-match article so far when it comes to Karjakin's side of the story. Very interesting and a must read. |
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