… to a draw.
The World Chess Championship is on. So far, Magnus Carlsen, the World Champion, and Sergey Karjakin, the challenger have played 7 games to 7 draws.
There for a moment in game 7 it looked like Carlsen had gotten himself into a pickle, but they agreed to draw after 34 moves and two hours of play.
It’s a nail-biter in New York City!
More HERE.
Game 8 will be Monday, Nov 21, at 2 PM EST. The game can be viewed live on WorldChess.com, the official site of the match.
Would it be an idea to set up a wdtprs chess championship? A full tournament for the readers, the winner gets to take on Fr Z himself? (winning from Fr Z would of course require confession…)
And of course, all games annotated in red and black bold type, and automatic excommunication for anyone who promotes a pawn to a bishop! However, you’d still be allowed to draw the game after that by mutual agreement.
A 2 PM start time?! I guess they’re not “morning” people. 2 PM is nap time for some folks.
Phil_NL, I like your idea.
Phil_NL – I’m game for a game or two. I haven’t played in 20 years and haven’t a single chess book in my library anymore, but can certainly remember how to lose gracefully.