Anybody following the on going World Chess Championship going on in New York between GM Magnus Carlsen and Gm Sergey Karjakin? The match is currently tied at 2-2 after consecutive 4 draws. Games 3 and 4 were exhilarating with Carlsen (current world champion and highest rated player ever) took initiative but haven't been able to make Karjakin cave in.
Chess lovers and enthusiasts world over can follow live games online real time at the official website or www.2700chess.com/live or other sites airing the match.
Gens Una Sumus!

Today, round 5 hostilities begin at 1900 GMT after rest day two. Carlsen will be playing with the white pieces against Kerjakin and we hopefully await the first win and lose of this epic match between friends turned foe (albeit for a while). By this time last year, when Carlsen first defended his title against the same man he usurped, Anand, we had already witnessed a couple of wins by the world champion. This time it's different though as he is faced with a much younger opponent (much younger than Anand though older than he) who is ready to fight to the end.
Most of the games thus far have been the Ruy Lopez opening of diverse variations. Carlsen is known for deviating from proven theories thereby conceding opening advantage most times but he's a beast in mid and end game play. Games 3 & 4 he was adjudged by chess engines as losing in the opening but had considerable advantages in the mid game through the entire games. At a point he had a -1.46 advantage as black in game 4, meaning with perfect play, he's supposed to win. Yeah, he drew, so he's still human after all.
Well, it's a twelve round match of which the feat of defeat will have to be a burden to either of them in the long run.
Enjoy game 5.

Game 5 was a little short of fireworks as club players would say. But to the professionals, it was highly tactical, yet it ended honours shared. We look forward to Game 6 in a few minutes time in which Karjakin will be playing the white pieces against a Carlsen who attacks from both sides of the board.

Game 6 begins with Karjakin opting for the e4 opening and Carlsen responding with double edged Marshall gambit attack as black. We're in for a treat tonight methinks.

breakthrough

Carlsen lost , 4 games left to go

Yeah, it's no longer news that Carlsen lost. The reason is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf!
He was listening to the bored audience and tried to force a win out of dead drawn position not knowing that that puppy faced Karjakin could also bite. Today is game 9 and Carlsen will be playing black and hopefully pull out a surprise.

Ifebazz:
Yeah, it's no longer news that Carlsen lost. The reason is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf!
He was listening to the bored audience and tried to force a win out of dead drawn position not knowing that that puppy faced Karjakin could also bite. Today is game 9 and Carlsen will be playing black and hopefully pull out a surprise.

He lost because on the day he was the worst player.

omonnakoda:
He lost because on the day he was the worst player.

Nah, I totally disagree. If you saw his press conference, he said "no more draws henceforth". That game up until he made Qc6 was totally drawn. He was just trying to deviate from the norm, trying to spark things up. You win some, lose some. I believe he can bounce back from that defeat.

Ifebazz:

Nah, I totally disagree. If you saw his press conference, he said "no more draws henceforth". That game up until he made Qc6 was totally drawn. He was just trying to deviate from the norm, trying to spark things up. You win some, lose some. I believe he can bounce back from that defeat.

You are entitled to your opinion but in sport all sport the better player on the day wins. On the day the best player will not "Deviate from the norm" .On those days when any player wins any game or sport he was better on that day it cannot be changed. Carlsen may win very single game in the future but on 21/11/2016 he was not the better player and that can never be changed. We can put it down to diarrhoea or low blood sugar or marine spirits it is irrelevant.He was not the better player in that time frame

omonnakoda:
You are entitled to your opinion but in sport all sport the better player on the day wins. On the day the best player will not "Deviate from the norm" .On those days when any player wins any game or sport he was better on that day it cannot be changed. Carlsen may win very single game in the future but on 21/11/2016 he was not the better player and that can never be changed. We can put it down to diarrhoea or low blood sugar or marine spirits it is irrelevant.He was not the better player in that time frame

Hahaha... I get your drift dude. But chess, is not like every other or any other sports. It's unique and need I say, devoid of the 'luck' factor. Hence the rating system clearly defines who is better than the other. Carlsen is almost a hundred points ahead of Karjakin. Yes, he lost 'a game' to him, but the match is still on. Even after the match and he still loses, Carlsen will still remain the highest EVER rated chess player to have walked this earth. Even above the famous Kasparov, Fischer, Alekhine or Tal. Carlsen is the greatest!

Round 9 starts in a few minutes, keeping my fingers crossed and hoping to see a great game today.

Ifebazz:

Hahaha... I get your drift dude. But chess, is not like every other or any other sports. It's unique and need I say, devoid of the 'luck' factor. Hence the rating system clearly defines who is better than the other. Carlsen is almost a hundred points ahead of Karjakin. Yes, he lost 'a game' to him, but the match is still on. Even after the match and he still loses, Carlsen will still remain the highest EVER rated chess player to have walked this earth. Even above the famous Kasparov, Fischer, Alekhine or Tal. Carlsen is the greatest!

but Karjakin was the better player on 21/11/2016 ,I don't know book

Ruy-Lopez seems to be the most popular opening at the highest level of chess these days. Seems theory have been exhausted on Sicilian as it where. Game 9 is yet another Ruy Lopez. Enjoy.

omonnakoda:
but Karjakin was the better player on 21/11/2016 ,I don't know book

I hear sir.

Ifebazz:

I hear sir.

That was all I said, every day is different, the better player is the player who is better on most days .At the top level no player is better everyday in any competive activity . The team that wins the league cannot beat everyone all the time

Carlsen looks very human now

Finally, following the drama of Game 8 that Karjakin ultimately won, Carlsen have pulled out the rabbit out of the hat to win Game 10 and keep hopes alive for retaining his much coveted crown. He proved to the world that he, Carlsen that is, is an endgame machine. The final two games will hold this weekend, Saturday/Sunday and for the chess enthusiasts, be ready to burn midnight candles since most of the games takes up the alloted time for the entire game.
We hope to see some brilliant chess plays, but I really doubt we'd see much since the players involved are being too careful for any frivolity.