Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen beat Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the eighth game of the match for the world chess crown.
The game ended on move 46. Nepomniachtchi played with black pieces.
There were many mistakes in this game. The last one was done by Jan
🇳🇴Carlsen 1: 0 Nepomniachtchi🇷🇺 (total score – 5: 3)
Tomorrow is a day off in the world championship match
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– Chess.com – Russian (@chesscom_ru) December 5, 2021
The ninth of the fourteen games will take place on December 7th.
After the game, Nepomniachtchi said that he did not lose hope of recouping. “I made a number of illogical decisions. I didn’t defend in the best way, but after a mistake in the course of the game there was no particular desire to do it. In any case, the task remains the same – to win. Now you need to win two victories “, – reported he.
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