– I am of course very pleased. I was a bit surprised when I saw that the second batch was finished straight away, says Magnus Carlsen to news. He is referring to what happened early in the decisive World Cup round. By then, the closest challenger for gold, Vladimir Fedosejev, had already played a quick draw. When Carlsen saw this, the Norwegian knew that he could secure the WC gold by sharing points against the Indian super talent Rameshbabu “Pragg” Praggnanandhaa. – It is not that it is unknown from other sports that others more or less give up the chance of gold to secure a medal, says Carlsen about Fedosejev’s game. TOOK A NEW TITLE: Magnus Carlsen secured his 16th title on Thursday. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Fide At one point he stood up and took a look at how things went in the dramatic rematch in the women’s class between Anastasia Bodnaruk and Humpy Koneru. In the end, it was the former who took the victory. – When I saw Fedoseyev’s draw, I could painlessly manage my party ashore. It was probably a bit of an anti-climax for the viewers, but fine for me, he says. news expert Torstein Bae found out that Carlsen took a short break from his own final match. – It says that he had very good control. He had the advantage of white pieces and then he got the bonus of Fedoseev settling for a quick draw. He can then manage this very safely in port, says Bae and adds: – There was no danger of a replay here. This was very convincing. – Means a lot The Norwegian was in a class of his own from the first move in the WC and decided it all after a controlled final game against Praggnanandhaa. With this result, Carlsen defended his title from last year and at the same time could celebrate his fifth World Championship title in rapid chess and his 16th title overall. – That means a lot. I have had to work very hard for these rapid chess golds. It’s a lot of fun, says Carlsen. In the news interview, the world number one thanked the viewers who have followed him up to the 16th WC title. – I have received many nice messages from people. Hope people follow along in the next few days and, says the 33-year-old, thinking about the WC blitz which starts on Friday. – Lightning chess is the fun part, says Carlsen and smiles. Results, Rapid Chess WC Open class (13 out of 13 rounds): 1) Magnus Carlsen, Norway 10 points,2) Vladimir Fedoseev, Russia 9,5,3) Yu Yangyi, China 9,4) Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, India 9, 5) Volodar Murzin 9. Other Norwegians: 55) Aryan Tari 7,5,90) Etham Amar 7,155) Benjamin Haldorsen 5,161) Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 5. Women (11 of 11 rounds): 1) Anastasija Bodnaruk 11,2) Humpy Koneru, India 10.3) Tingjie Lei, China 8.5. (NTB) Taken out for a random cheating check after dream game The reigning world champion opened the decisive final day by crushing Vladimir Fedoseev, who was to become his biggest competitor in the championship. While the Norwegian chess set impressed, the game was a serious setback for the Russian. – Fedoseev looks like a fool. He looks like a complete newbie. This is an easy victory, said expert Simen Agdestein in news’s studio. Carlsen actually played such excellent chess that he was caught in a random cheating check after the game. Because when the victory was a fact, the Norwegian was taken aside and into a cubicle in the games hall. – It was only a “fair play” check. I thought that was positive. It means that I have played a good game, says Carlsen to news. – You have played almost like the data? – It means that I have played well, yes, he replies and smiles. Agdestein says the following about when you are taken out of control: – If a player occasionally plays strikingly like a computer, that is probably the indicator. Carlsen has won the World Championship title in rapid chess four times before. It happened in 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2022. Already on Friday, a new championship starts in Samarkand. Then Carlsen and the rest of the world’s best players will go head to head. Chess pro peppered with challenges – dramatic final seconds 01:52 Confused chess pro with home-made chess variant 01:46 Amateur against pro in shock chess: – Stop you bastard! 01:40 Ada Hegerberg delivered both during and after the match 01:07 Show more
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