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WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 - JERZY KONIKOWSK...

Whenever the world champion has to defend his crown against a challenger  it's not only chess
fans who are watching  but the whole world. This exciting scenario was originally planned for
December 2020  when the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi was supposed to meet the Norwegian title
holder Magnus Carlsen in Dubai. The Covid-19 pandemic  however  caused a stalemate situation
and the whole event had to be postponed for one year. On November 24  2021  the match  which
was scheduled for 14 classical games  finally took off. For the defending champion - still 31
years old on the opening day - this was already the 5th title fight  while his opponent of the
same age was going to play at the highest level for the first time. As number 1 in the world
rankings with an Elo rating of 2856  Carlsen went into the match as a favorite. Nepomniachtchi
was listed as number 5 with the slightly lower Elo 2782. Even so  some experts believed he was
capable of winning the chess crown. Their opinion was based on the fact that Nepo was after all
the only player in the world with a positive score against Carlsen in classical chess. Should
the scheduled 14 classical games not lead to a decision  the winner would have to be determined
in a tie-break. First four rapid games  possibly followed by blitz games and  as a last resort
by an Armageddon. In some publications it was said that Nepo could also have a chance in these
disciplines. The authors have analyzed all match games in detail and written entertaining and
understandable comments. In addition  the first chapters portray the protagonists using
biographical sketches  previous personal encounters and some highlights from their way to the
final. Some Interviews  predictions before the fight and exercises complete the book.

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