— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 28, 2017. "The crucial moment was the win against Magnus Carlsen. Because he had come back after a defeat against Bu Xiangzhi. He seemed to be in FIDE Chess World Cup Final Highlights: World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen clinched the title in Baku on Thursday with his win over Indian GM Praggnanandhaa. Carlsen picked up an opening win on Thursday in the tiebreakers with black pieces and followed it up with a draw playing black in the second to earn the crown. Only four players in the history of chess have won 30 or more super-tournaments in their career: Anatoly Karpov (48), Garry Kasparov (43), Magnus Carlsen (37), and Viswanathan Anand (30). As more and more super-tournaments crop up each year, expect this list to expand. By scoring 8.5-3.5 on the final day, Magnus Carlsen beat Ding Liren 67-25 which was the biggest margin of all four Champions Showdown matches in St. Louis. Carlsen won $60,000 (€50,800) for his win, and Ding got $40,000 (€33,870). Commentator Yasser Seirawan: "At critical moments Ding misses a key move."Commentator The overall score in the €2m ($2.26m) showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi is 6½-3½ to Carlsen after the Norwegian’s breakthrough wins in Game 6, Game 8 and Game 9. Viswanathan Anand. The Tiger of Madras is one of the most versatile players in the history of modern chess. He won titles in match, knockout, and round-robin formats, in multiple time controls If we take all of them at their prime and put them against one another in a classical best of 100 over months and months with the loser being executed.. in such circumstances I think Magnus wins the most games against Fischer and Kasparov. I think Fischer and Kasparov games would be much closer to equal in % with just a handful of games making On Magnus’s topsy-turvy 2017. On this Kasparov was clear – Carlsen was dominant in rapid and blitz, it was only classical where he showed weaknesses: Yes, it’s been up and down but that’s in classical tournaments. The people expect him to win all the time, and that’s not easy because you can’t win all the time even if you are Magnus Praggnanandhaa R and Magnus Carlsen played out yet another draw in the second game of the FIDE World Cup 2023 final in Baku on Wednesday. Prag and Carlsen shook hands with each other following their 30-move draw, which meant that the title winner will be crowned on Thursday on a tiebreaker. Join us on Thursday for the tiebreaker at 3 PM IST. Golf. 3772: Peter Leko v Magnus Carlsen, Monaco 2007. Black to move and win. A rare case where the then future world champion missed the only winning choice in a clear-cut open position. CBmLs.