Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the ninth game of the match for the world chess champion title. This was reported on December 7 by Sport-Express.
According to the newspaper, the 31-year-old Russian resigned on the 39th move, he played with white pieces. Thus, the confrontation ended with a score of 6: 3 in favor of Carlsen.
The tenth game will take place on December 8 at 15:30 Moscow time. The next games are scheduled for December 10, 11, 12 and 14. If necessary, a time-break will be assigned on the 15th.
The fight takes place in Dubai (UAE). The prize fund of the match for the world chess crown is € 2 million.
On December 3, it was reported that Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to Magnus Carlsen in the sixth game of the match for the world title. Then the game ended on the 136th move, the Norwegian played with White. At the same time, the previous five games ended in a draw. The score became 3.5: 2.5 in favor of the reigning champion.
Source: IZ
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