Greetings chess players. My name is Chris Torres, and this is Daily Chess Musings’ Special Coverage of the 2021 FIDE World Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Game 6 was the first decisive game of the 2021 World Championship game. Magnus Carlsen beat the Russian challenger grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi in a game that I can only describe as being historic both in terms of its length and importance. So historic in fact, that I will be breaking it up over three videos.
The first time control of Game 6 was a rollercoaster ride with Carlsen using a non-forceful opening setup with the white pieces to avoid opening theory in favor of actually playing chess. On move 17, Nepo rejecting an opportunity to swap queens and later offered Magnus Calrsen the opportunity to trade his queen for two rooks. Carlsen agreed to this exchange which created mega imbalances. A fierce skirmish ensued with both players so low on time that they were both literally seconds away from immediately losing. Under this extreme time pressure, Carlsen uncharacteristically missed some important opportunities and when the dust settled on move 40, both players received an additional hour to continue the fight from an equal yet wonderfully imbalanced position.
Now, without further ado, let’s take a close look at Part 1 of 3 from game 6 of the Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi Match!
I hope you enjoyed today’s special presentation of part one of game 6 from the 2021 FIDE World Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi. For more on the match please visit the official website at https://fideworldchampionship.com. Additionally, please take a moment to like this video and subscribe to my Daily Chess Musings YouTube channel. Finally, be sure to check out DailyChessMusings.com to find my notes to this video as well as thousands of other free learning resources. My name is Chris Torres, and I will see you next time with a special presentation of part 2 of game 6 from the Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi Match.
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Result: 1-0