- Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi draw world title opener
- As it happened: Game 1 move-by-move report
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Carlsen advances his a-pawn with 9. a4 after more than four minutes. Both players briefly leave the board before Nepomniachtchi returns to inspect the position. After a more than 10-minute think, he opts for 9. ... Nd5. Carlsen almost immediately fires back with 10. Nc3.
Carlsen takes nearly four minutes before settling on 8. Ne5. An exceedingly rare move where the far more popular choice is a5. Clearly the intent is to pull Nepomniachtchi out of his opening preparation. The challenger, who appears legitimately surprised, takes more than nine minutes considering his options before responding with 8. ... c6. A very interesting start to Game 2.
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