Published: December 08, 2021
- Game 10 ends in a draw after shortest encounter so far
- Russian’s Petrov Defence sets meeting up for stalemate
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen inched closer toward the fourth successful defence of his world championship on Wednesday, playing to a quiet 41-move draw with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 10th game of their showdown in Dubai and maintaining his commanding three-point lead with four scheduled contests remaining.
Less than 24 hours after Nepomniachtchi missed an elementary tactic and made an extraordinary blunder from a promising position to effectively seal his fate in the best-of-14 match, the challenger appeared willing to settle for a peaceful result before Thursday’s rest day before making one final push.
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