Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura began with five decisive games on Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational and they’re going to meet again in the final match on Day 16 after Magnus won an epic semi-final against Ding Liren. The World Champion blundered horribly in Game 2 and was in huge trouble in Game 3 until Ding returned the favour by stumbling into checkmate. Both players rejected chances to draw in Game 4 before Magnus emerged victorious, later commenting, “I haven’t felt this kind of tension in a long while – this was real!
Read the report here:
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mci-semi-final-2-carlsen-sets-up-nakamura-final
View the Recording here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1EIN5_jFUY
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