Norway Chess 31 May to 11 June 2022

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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: Norway Chess 31 May to 11 June 2022

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:24 pm

In other news, Carlsen won the event - for the fourth time in a row.
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Re: Norway Chess 31 May to 11 June 2022

Post by NickFaulks » Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:54 pm

Matt Mackenzie wrote:
Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:24 pm
In other news, Carlsen won the event - for the fourth time in a row.
Yes, but in the final round, when Mamedyarov appeared to be crushing Radjabov, it didn't look that way.
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Re: Norway Chess 31 May to 11 June 2022

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sun Jun 12, 2022 7:14 pm

Radjabov did incrediby well to draw that, not just because he was objectively worse but from being short of time for much of the game.
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