Magnus Carlsen plays out 33-move draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi in game four

  • Draw agreed after 2hr 37min of play at world championship
  • Carlsen unable to find way through Nepo’s Petrov Defence

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi played to a fourth draw in as many games on Tuesday in the latest instalment of their €2m world championship showdown in Dubai, which left the best-of-14 match in a 2-2 deadlock with 10 contests remaining.

The peaceful result after 2hr 37min was the shortest of the encounter so far, where no blood has yet been drawn but which supercomputers evaluating the moves have indicated is the most accurate world title match ever played in the event’s history.

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