Magnus Carlsen – Vladimir Fedosejev 2–0 – I’m very happy to be through. This was a well-executed match, says Carlsen to news. The Norwegian world star went straight for the Russian’s throat with his white pieces in the second game of the day. And as time went on, the chess arrow pushed itself further and further over to Carlsen’s side. IMPRESSES: Magnus Carlsen is in great shape. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news In the end, the position was so hopeless for Fedosejev that the Russian stretched out his arm and gave up the game. – What was decisive was that he could not rock. I could do it, while he was “stuck” in the middle, says Carlsen. The chess set has thus secured eight points in the summary – and a ticket to the WC semi-final. Ruined huge advantage Not only did Carlsen advance – the Norwegian also got a little revenge after the first game of the match: Carlsen had a gigantic advantage with black pieces, but eventually ran into a time crunch and had to settle for a heavy draw. – I felt that the first game was a sin because I threw away a won position. He defended himself well, but overall it was a well-executed match – without me being in any danger at all, says Carlsen. The chess set from Lommedalen meets American Hikaru Nakamura, who is also in the semi-finals, in the final group stage match later tonight. The group winner meets the runner-up in group A in the semi-finals on Saturday, while the winner of group A meets the runner-up in group B. In the other group, Nordinbek Abdusattorov (18) has excelled with nine out of ten possible victories. Carlsen suggests that it might be a good idea to win your own pool to avoid the Uzbek. – There is a lot of honour, group victory and as it has looked so far, it can be an advantage to meet one and not the other from the other pool, says Carlsen. WATCH THE BROADCAST: Follow the third day of the fischer chess WC here. Fedosejev opened fire against the draw Even before Thursday’s games in the Fischer Chess World Cup, the temperature was high. Fedoseev was very unhappy with the draw that determines where the pieces are placed on the board. He believes the variation is too small. – It’s ridiculous. We have the worst lineup again. For me – who loves chess – it’s sad, says Fedosejev to news. Carlsen, on the other hand, was much calmer. – What is interesting is that it is exactly the same as we have had before, except that the queen and the knight have switched places. The queen is worse placed, while the knight is better placed, says Carlsen.
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