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Magnus Carlsen storms out of press conference after G8

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The score eventually opened at the World Chess Championship in New York. After the first seven games ended in draws, Sergey Karjakin of Russia won the first decisive game of the match, after Magnus Carlsen, the reigning championship, pushed too hard and too far in an effort to win the game. Though in the beginning Karjakin, 26, found himself in trouble, he was able to correct the situation threw exceptional defense. At some point, it seemed that Game 8 would also end in a draw after Carlsen tried to put Sergey Karjakin at a disadvantage, but it did not last long, as the Russian chess player made the world champion to stop the clock at the 52nd step. According to the media, Magnus Carlsen did not participate in the press conference after the defeat.