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Magnus Carlsen: I is better to be attacking than defending

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“My rival played well, but I am not disappointed with it. I really believe it’s better to be attacking than defending,” Magnus Carlsen said after Game 4 of the 2016 FIDE World Championship match. The game between the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and his Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin ended in a draw (2:2). Playing with the white pieces, Russian GM Sergey Karjakin defied the odds to survive another 6.5 hours and 94 moves of torture at the hands of Magnus Carlsen, constructing a saving fortress just when it seemed the World Champion would finally take the lead in the match. Game 5 is scheduled for November 17. The 12-game match is taking place between 11–30 November in the renovated Fulton Market Building in the South Street Seaport in New York City, with the two contestants competing for a prize fund of at least 1 million euros (US$1.1m).If the score is tied after 12 games, a four-game rapid chess match will be played, then five two-game matches of blitz chess if necessary, and finally, an Armageddon game will be used to break the tie.