Tie break in chess on November 30. A tiebreaker will determine the champion in the Carlsen-Karjakin duel. Chess battle between East and West
In the editorial office, we argued for a long time whether the championship match Sergey Karyakin (Russia) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway) can be considered the main sporting event of November in the world? The game decided for us - thanks to Karjakin’s tenacity in the fight against the invincible champion, the whole world is watching the extended chess match, news about new games appear on the main news sites in the top and in television stories, including on Channel One. Interest in chess is growing; there is an unprecedented rush to buy boards and figures in specialized stores. And now we are approaching the denouement. Who will win - Russian or Norwegian? The fate of the Karjakin - Carlsen match will be decided by tiebreakers.
Karjakin - Carlsen: tiebreak - when?
After 12 games the score is equal - 6:6. In chess everything is different than in boxing, and people here usually express more respectful opinions towards their opponents. Thus, Karjakin said that in the tiebreaker (despite the fact that Sergey will start it with white pieces), the favorite is Carlsen, but he really hopes to win. Magnus did not call his opponent a favorite, because he is a champion, but he did not hurl disparaging phrases at him either.
Interestingly, the tiebreaker actually favors Carlsen. He did not hide this and even sought to complete the 12th match as quickly as possible (it ended in just 35 minutes and 30 moves). “My apologies to the spectators, but I want a tiebreaker,” Carlsen said, as if there was no opposing force on the other side of the board, as if Magnus was doing whatever he wanted. But even despite such a strange statement, it cannot be called disdain for the enemy. When will the tiebreaker take place? November 30, 2016.
Karjakin - Carlsen: tiebreaker - schedule
Now the grandmasters will have to play four games of rapid chess. Time control - 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move for each opponent. If a winner is not identified here, a blitz will take place with control for five minutes plus three seconds. If the champion doesn’t show his face here, the blitzes will continue. If the match continues, "Armageddon" will be played - White will have five minutes to beat Black, and Black will have four minutes to defend. White must win.
After the main part of the match, that is, 12 games with classical time control, the score in the confrontation is equal - 6:6. Karjakin won the eighth game with black pieces, and he lost with black pieces in the tenth game. And in the 12th match, the opponents decided to save their strength, playing a lightning draw in 38 minutes.
According to the regulations, a tie-breaker was appointed. Its maximum format is 15 games of various types of “fast” chess (rapid, blitz, “Armageddon”). Let us remind you once again of the tiebreaker rules, because now this information is more relevant than ever.
First, 4 games are played with a time control of 25 minutes for each opponent to think about moves (rapid), plus 10 seconds are added for each move made. Karjakin will play the first game as white, then the opponents will change the color of the pieces. The first one to score 2.5 points wins the match.
In the event of a draw in the first round of tiebreak (2:2), a micro-match of “blitz” is played - 2 games with a time control of 5 minutes for each player plus 3 seconds for the move made. The winner (score options - 2:0; 1.5:0.5) is declared world champion.
If the score is equal (1:1), another identical micro-match is assigned, and so on until the strongest is identified, but in total no more than five micro-matches (that is, ten games) are played. If even after the “blitz”, that is, a total of 14 tiebreaker games played, the total score is equal (7:7), the so-called “Armageddon” is assigned. The grandmaster playing with white pieces has 5 minutes at his disposal, and playing with black - 4 minutes. 3 seconds are added only for moves made from the 61st move. White must win; a draw is equivalent to a black victory.
Both opponents play fast chess well. Carlsen is the world rapid champion 2014, 2015, world blitz champion 2009, 2014. Karjakin is the world rapid champion 2012. Both grandmasters also performed successfully and consistently at less significant international rapid chess tournaments.
Four years ago, in the world crown match between Viswanathan Anand (India) and Boris Gelfand (Israel), held at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the opponents also had to play a tiebreaker. Then four games of rapid chess were enough for the opponents - Anand defeated Gelfand with a score of 2.5:1.5 points, achieving a result in the second game, which the Indian played with white pieces.
Carlsen has to play on his birthday. Today he turned 26 years old. Karjakin celebrated this date back in January of this year. Both competitors, despite their youth, have been performing at the top level for a decade and a half. Sergey Karyakin became the world's youngest grandmaster at the age of 12 years and 7 months. Carlsen received this chess title later - at 13 years and 148 days. But at the adult level, the Norwegian progressed faster. He has held the world champion title since November 2013.
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All world chess champions
| Years |
Chess player | Country |
| 1886-1894 | Wilhelm Steinitz (I) | Austria-Hungary/USA |
| 1894-1921 | Emmanuel Lasker (II) | Germany |
| 1921-1927 | Jose Raul Capablanca (III) | Cuba |
| 1927-1935 | Alexander Alekhine (IV) | USSR/France |
| 1935-1937 | Max Euwe (V) | Holland |
| 1937-1946 | Alexander Alekhine | USSR/France |
| 1948-1957 | Mikhail Botvinnik (VI) | USSR |
| 1957-1958 | Vasily Smyslov (VII) | USSR |
| 1958-1960 | Mikhail Botvinnik | USSR |
| 1960-1961 | Mikhail Tal (VIII) | USSR |
| 1961-1963 | Mikhail Botvinnik | USSR |
| 1963-1969 | Tigran Petrosyan (IX) | USSR |
| 1969-1972 | Boris Spassky (X) | USSR |
| 1972-1975 | Bobby Fischer (XI) | USA |
| 1975-1985 | Anatoly Karpov (XII) | USSR |
| 1985-1993 | Garry Kasparov (XIII) | USSR/Russia |
| "The period of schism." FIDE version | ||
| 1993-1999 | Anatoly Karpov | Russia |
| 1999-2000 | Alexander Khalifman | Russia |
| 2000-2002 | Viswanathan Anand | India |
| 2002-2004 | Ruslan Ponomarev | Ukraine |
| 2004-2005 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Uzbekistan |
| 2005-2006 | Veselin Topalov | Bulgaria |
| "The period of schism." Classic version | ||
| 1993-2000 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
| 2000-2006 | Vladimir Kramnik (XIV) | Russia |
| After the merger | ||
| 2006-2007 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia |
| 2007-2013 | Viswanathan Anand (XV) | India |
| 2013-present vr. | Magnus Carlsen (XVI) | Norway |
Note:
In 1993, several leading grandmasters accused the International Chess Federation (FIDE) of corruption and created the Professional Chess Association (PCA). FIDE stripped Garry Kasparov of the title, who beat Nigel Short (England) in the match for the PCA world champion title. Soon the PSA ceased to exist.
In the late 1990s - early 2000s, FIDE determined the world champion in tournaments using the knockout system. On the other hand, Kramnik’s victory in the match with Kasparov in 2000 allowed Vladimir to be called the “world champion according to the classical version,” according to which the title can be obtained only as a result of winning against the current world champion.
In 2006, an agreement was reached on a unification match between Topalov and Kramnik. This marked the end of the period of division in world chess. The numbering of world champions is carried out according to the classical version.
So. Today in New York the fate of the world chess crown will be decided. After Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin played classical chess with a score of 6-6, they will face a tiebreaker to decide whether Magnus Carlsen will remain the 16th world champion or Sergey Karjakin will become the 17th.
Tie-breaker.
1st game - draw
2nd game - draw!!! (Sergey saved an almost hopeless position)
3rd game - Carlasen won. The score is 2-1 in favor of the world champion.
4th game - Carlsen won. The score is 3-1. The world champion defended his title.
The regulations are as follows:
1. First, the opponents will play 4 games with a time control of 25 minutes until the end + 10 seconds added for each move made. There is a 10 minute break between games.
2. If the total score is equal, then they will play a two-game match with a control of 5 minutes before the end + 3 seconds added for each move.
3. There can be five such mini-matches consisting of two games, that is, a total of 10 blitz games can be played.
4. If, by some miracle, the score here is equal, then the time for “Armageddon” will come.
5. “Armageddon” in chess is a game where White has 5 minutes per game, and Black 4, and from the 61st move the opponents are given 3 seconds per move. If the game ends in a draw, then this is tantamount to a victory for Black.
The element of chance with such regulations is of course higher than in classical chess, but what can you do? It was not possible to identify the strongest in the classics, so the fate of the title will be decided by rapid and blitz.
To better understand the strength of the side before the decisive battle, here are the ratings of the top chess players in classical, rapid and blitz.
In general, if we take the ratings, then Sergei certainly needs to seize his chances in the rapid. But chess, of course, is not played by ratings, but by people at a specific moment and in a very specific psychological state. Therefore, the likelihood of various kinds of accidents and errors that can affect the final outcome is very high. It is also worth noting that Karjakin was the world champion in rapid chess in 2012. Carlsen, in turn, became (more than once) the world champion in both rapid and blitz, so in terms of titles, Carlsen had more success. But again, old titles and trophies will not have much meaning at this particular moment. To begin with, there are 4 games of rapid chess, where whoever scores 2.5 points will automatically become the world champion.
Starts at 22-00 Moscow time.
Good luck to Sergei!
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The tiebreaker of the match for the world chess crown has ended in New York. The Norwegian Magnus Carlsen managed to defend the title of world champion.
4:43 01.12.2016
The tiebreaker of the match for the world chess crown has ended in New York. The title of world champion in the fight against the Russian Sergey Karjakin was defended by the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who celebrated his 26th birthday on November 30.
"Lenta.ru" spoke in detail about the decisive battle for the title of the strongest chess player in the world.
Balance of power
After 12 games, the players maintained parity: the opponents drew ten matches. In the eighth game Karjakin took the lead, but in the tenth game Carlsen restored equality. The last meeting of the main program of the match for the chess crown was the shortest: the opponents agreed to a draw after 35 minutes. The showdown between the Russian and the Norwegian went into a tiebreaker.
Before the start of the tiebreaker, bookmakers gave a clear preference to the current holder of the chess crown. On average, you could bet on Carlsen's victory with odds of 1.5. The probability of the Russian grandmaster's triumph, according to bookmakers, was almost two times lower - bets on Karjakin were accepted with odds of 2.9. Experts almost unanimously called the tiebreaker a lottery in a sense. Many Russian chess players noted Karjakin's psychological advantage over Carlsen, which could play a decisive role in the limited time.
The statistics of personal meetings between Carlsen and Karjakin in rapid chess added interest to the decisive battle between the athletes. Here the Russian and the Norwegian remained absolutely equal: in eight games they won three victories each, two more matches ended in a draw.
The collapse of the challenger
Karjakin started the first rapid tiebreaker with white pieces. The grandmasters, as expected, used one of the most popular openings in chess - the Spanish game. Carlsen managed his time better and made moves faster; at a certain moment it even seemed that his position was a little better, but Karjakin defended himself competently and the opponents agreed to a draw after the 37th move.
In the second rapid, the right to play with the white pieces passed to Carlsen, who decided to debut with the Italian game. The Norwegian thought about one of the moves at the start of the game for six whole minutes, but subsequently he seriously reduced the time for making decisions and by the end of the match he had a large advantage over Karjakin in this component. In addition, at the end of the game, Carlsen began to play aggressively and forced the Russian to defend. When it seemed that Karjakin had no chance to escape and the noose around the grandmaster’s neck tightened, Carlsen made several not very successful moves, which allowed the Russian to rectify the situation and once again bring the match to a draw.
Russian fans rightly believed that Karjakin’s miraculous rescue would give him a psychological advantage over his opponent, which could be translated into victory in the third rapid. Moreover, the Russian played with white pieces. However, Carlsen pulled himself together, took advantage of his opponent’s mistakes and forced him to resign on the 38th move.
In the fourth game, Karjakin, pressed against the wall, decided to choose one of the sharpest openings - the Sicilian Defense and, traditionally for the current tiebreaker, began to lose to his opponent in time - the Russian spent more than five minutes on individual moves, as if he had never won the world title in rapid chess. Carlsen methodically improved his position, but Karjakin could not find counterplay. Towards the end, the challenger began to look frankly confused, and the pauses between moves became oppressive. Karjakin's torment in the fourth rapid ended on the 40th move.
“It was not possible to adapt from classical to tie-break and rapid chess. Here you need to play differently. I drove myself into trouble. I don’t know why I played so poorly with the white pieces in the third game. In the fourth I went all in and took conscious risks, because I only needed a victory. Carlsen was stronger today,” Karjakin said on Match TV after the end of the match.
Some facts
The title of world chess champion was played out by tiebreaker for the fourth time in history. This happened previously in 1998, when Russian Anatoly Karpov beat Indian Vishy Anand; in 2006, when another Russian representative, Vladimir Kramnik, defeated the Bulgarian Veselin Topalov; and in 2012, when Anand beat Belarusian Boris Gelfand.
Karjakin became the first Russian in eight years to take part in a world title match. In 2008, Vladimir Kramnik played Viswanathan Anand and lost. By the way, it was Carlsen who took the title from the Indian in 2013. The victory over Karjakin is the Norwegian’s third in matches for the chess crown.
The prize fund of the tournament is 1 million euros. The money will be distributed in a ratio of sixty to forty percent. Naturally, the winner will receive more.
World Championship. Karjakin missed the crown. How it was
Magnus Carlsen retained his world title against Sergey Karjakin. “Championship” broadcast the match live from New York.
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02:55. We are finishing an online report on how Sergey Karjakin fought for the chess crown with Magnus Carlsen and lost in a decent fight. He will have a chance for revenge - Karjakin will enter the Candidates Tournament without qualifying. For now, you should just say thank you to him for making the match so interesting, and congratulate Magnus Carlsen. And happy victory, and happy birthday.
02:50. TV journalist Zhanna Agalakova made her conclusion following the match: “Chess is gambling. Strong, young and convenient - you can play chess on your smartphone at any time. The figure of Karjakin certainly played a role in the incredible interest that exists now. A Russian has not been a world champion since 2007, when Kramnik lost the crown, and in our country there is a wave of patriotism for various reasons. There are many additional circumstances: Sergei is from Crimea and became a Russian citizen because he had no prospects in Ukraine. What needs to be done to maintain popularity? Yes, not much has already been done. Many people have pulled chess out of their closets, installed apps on their phones, and once they get into it, it’s very difficult to stop. You don't need to be a grandmaster - just play and have fun. And it’s better than being on social networks.”
20:30. Before the tension reaches its critical point, you can joke a little. "The Blitz goes into Armageddon" and Kirill Zangalis approves of the joke.
20:20. Work is slowly starting in the studio, from where the match is being broadcast together with famous international grandmasters.
20:10. Two hours before the start of the tiebreaker, the press center is not crowded.
20:00. The world champion title will be played out by tiebreaker for the fourth time in history. This happened previously in 1998, when Anatoly Karpov beat Vishy Anand; in 2006, when Vladimir Kramnik defeated Veselin Topalov; and in 2012, when Anand beat Boris Gelfand.
19:50. Chess expert Vladimir Barsky called tiebreak a very special genre. “Both Karjakin and Carlsen play brilliant rapid chess. When the game starts, we will see who feels better and looks more confident. Tiebreaker is a special genre of chess in which the stakes are very high. A simple rapid chess tournament is one thing, but in this meeting the world crown will be at stake,” Barsky.
19:40. Today, much will depend not only on psychology, but also on physical fitness. Sergei Karjakin was prepared for this match by the famous Russian tennis player Anna Chakvetadze. “Sergei asked if I could make a list of special exercises to prepare him for the training camp. I developed a set of exercises that we practiced, taking into account the specifics of chess. He was in good physical shape, he ran quickly, but he also got tired quickly. After classes I tightened up. When I left for the training camp, I could no longer carefully keep my finger on the pulse. I hope that the form has not gone away, because you just need to maintain it,” Chakvetadze.
19:30. Three-time winner of the Chess Olympiads, grandmaster Alexey Dreev, assessed the chances of the champion and challenger in today's tiebreaker. “I believe that Karjakin and Carlsen’s chances of winning in the current situation are absolutely equal. Both chess players are excellent at both rapid and blitz. But the long journey of 12 classical games tired and exhausted both of them,” Dreev said in the “Championship”.
19:20. 10 years ago, today's rivals would not even dream of such rooms.
19:10. Most likely, today grandmasters will have no time to run into the rest rooms. But just in case, they look like this. With a window - Karjakin's room, without a window - Carlsen's room.
19:00. Today, in our broadcast, an online board will be available to readers of the “Championship”. We will also have exclusive comments from grandmasters from the scene and, of course, photographs - we tried to collect everything in one place to make it as convenient as possible for you to follow the decisive events of the match.
18:50. Tired of the company of VIPs? You can also go to the hall for ordinary fans. It's also very interesting there.
18:40. If you go out onto the balcony of the VIP area, you will see this view...
18:30. The VIP area looks like this. If you wish, you can also play chess here.
18:20. We have prepared material about this cheerful girl who will support her husband in the VIP zone.
18:10. Sergei Karyakin’s wife Galia said that the preparation for the championship match was much more difficult for her husband than the match itself. “The preparation was more difficult from a psychological point of view than the match itself. The fact is that the preparation included training camps and minor competitions. Preparing for the game with Carlsen, Sergei spent almost all his time at training camps, for two to three weeks. This is much more common than before he became a title contender. The process was noticeably more intense and richer than usual,” Galia, who is currently in New York.
18:00. But in this test you will not find the answer to the question of what the Bulgarian manager Silvio Danailov has to do with Sergei Karyakin. It turns out that it is the most direct. In this photo, a very young Karjakin is sitting on the lap of world champion Veselin Topalov, and next to him are Danailov and FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomarev.
17:53. And before the match started, we did a test about its main characters.
17:42. In anticipation of the outcome of the match between Karjakin and Carlsen, we recalled the most interesting facts from the life of the champions of past years. Try to answer the questions in our test.
17:33. There were no scandals in this match; the opponents treated each other with great respect. Carlsen's demarche, who left the press conference after the eighth game, can be ignored. But in the history of chess matches for the world crown, such peace was not always the case.
17:20. The opponents will play at this table with these figures. In the first quick game, Sergei Karjakin has White.
17:10. There are still five hours before the start of the game, so you can calmly study the next International Chess Federation, in which he remained in first position, and Sergey Karjakin rose to sixth.
17:00. The world champion will be determined today in a tiebreaker. The strongest rated Ukrainian grandmaster Pavel Elyanov, in an exclusive interview with “Championship,” emphasized that he does not consider this method of determining the title holder to be fair. For what reason and what alternatives are there - read in his interview.
16:50. These are the chess sets at the entrance to the building. It seems that no one tried to set them on fire, but a fire extinguisher would not hurt.
16:40. The match takes place on the top floor of the former Fulton Market fish market building.
16:30. Our correspondent Andrei Ivanov will talk about everything interesting directly from the scene.
16:20. By the way, today is Magnus Carlsen’s birthday. The Norwegian grandmaster turned 26 years old. In previous championship matches with Vishy Anand, he gave himself great gifts. We hope that today Sergey Karjakin will also give him a gift - an autograph from the new world champion.
16:10. To begin with, we invite everyone who follows our online to answer the main question.
16:00. Hello, dear chess fans. Today, on the last day of autumn, a new world chess champion will be determined. The “main” time of the championship match ended in a draw, now we are faced with “overtime” - four games with a time limit of 25 minutes each, and if it does not reveal the winner, then a real “penalty shootout” - a blitz and “Armageddon”. A worthy, magnificent conclusion to an equal match between equal opponents. “Championship” begins a live online broadcast from New York, we will try to show you the championship tiebreaker from the inside as fully as possible. The first game starts at 22:00 Moscow time, and it will be cool!