Calm after the storm as Nepo plays it safe
The Hindu
Game 10 ends in a quiet 41-move draw, Carlsen a point away from title
In what turned out to be the quickest game of the ongoing World chess championship title match, Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi needed only 125 minutes to draw Game 10 in 41 moves in Dubai on Wednesday.
With four games to go, Carlsen leads 6.5-3.5 and needs only one more point to keep the title. Nepo will play with white pieces when the action resumes on Friday after a day’s rest.
Having lost three out of the last four games, Nepo was expected to adopt a more pragmatic approach, and he did. Playing black, he chose to repeat Petroff Defence and made no secret of being satisfied with a draw.
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