Game 10 : Magnus Carlsen strikes back after breaking Karjakin's resistance
In Game 10 of the World Championship in New York, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) scored his first win to come back into the match, after winning against Sergey Karjakin, the Russian challenger. Playing with white pieces, the reigning world champion (Magnus Carlsen) waited for his challenger’s moves. arlsen did not gain any advantage out of the opening, but he achieved the kind of position in which he is comfortable as it allowed him to maneuver endlessly to try to create inroads in Black’s position. Nevertheless, Karjakin missed a simple combination that would have forced a draw. Specialists believe that after 20 Nd2, Karjakin could have played 20 and tie the game but he preferred another opinion. Though there were still some small errors on both sides in the rest of the game, Carlsen converted his advantage after 75 moves and seven hours of play.Afterward the relief on Carlsen’s face was palpable as he broke into a big smile. Game 11 is scheduled for Saturday. 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). Now that the match is tied, there is a greater possibility that the match may go beyond the regulation 12 games and into tie-breakers of rapid and even blitz games.
