Magnus Carlsen (31) beat Russian Vladimir Fedosejev (27) in the opening of the World Championship in Fischer Chess.
– It was interesting in four ways. Then he made a big mistake, Carlsen tells NRK right after the first match in Reykjavik.
– So he lost all development, and it became difficult for him to save him, continues the Norwegian after winning with white. It only took 25 moves.
At the moment, they are playing the second part of the duel – and Fedoseyev has white pieces.
– A rare overshoot, says NRK expert Torstein Bae of the first batch.
All the hype about Hans Niemann’s deception and billion dollar lawsuit clearly didn’t affect Carlsen’s game of chess.
Magnus Carlsen, who lost the final to Wesley So in the last world championship at Fischer Chess, quickly took control of the game, and it was only a matter of time before the Russian surrendered. Fedoseev no longer represents Russia.
Last week, Hans Niemann, accused of cheating, filed the lawsuit that shocked the world of chess. He sued Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Danny Rensch, Play Magnus Group and the Chess.com website and requires over a billion crowns.
Fischer chess is the only official WC title that Magnus Carlsen has never held. He currently he is the reigning world champion of classical chess.
In Fischer chess, the officers are placed in random places, while the pawns are where they usually are.
But there are three rules to follow:
- The king must stand between the towers.
- Runners must stand on fields of different colors.
- The black pieces are placed directly on top of the corresponding white pieces.
In the second match in Carlsen’s group, Hikaru Nakamura won over Matthias Blübaum. Nakamura also had black pieces.
– It was a weird game, Nakamura tells NRK.
– Blübaum defended himself very well.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov himself (18) Jan Nepomnjashchij in his first party. The young boy from Uzbekistan became world champion of rapid chess in the Christmas space and is one of the most exciting chess talents of the moment. He qualified for the WC in Fischer chess through an open selection at Lichess.
In the second match of this group, Icelandic Hjörvar Gretarsson managed to equalize against world champion So.
These eight participate in the World Championship: Wesley So (reigning world champion), Magnus Carlsen (losing finalist in the last World Championship), Hjörvar Steinn Gretarsson (the organizer’s player), Jan Nepomnjashchij (invited by FIDE), Vladimir Fedosejev (by qualification), Matthias Blübaum (through qualification), Hikaru Nakamura (through qualification), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (through qualification).
