The first match was a grueling marathon that lasted 7 hours, and although Carlsen had the advantage, he wasn’t able to convert it to a win.
Caruana managed to resist Carlsen’s attacks despite having a pawn disadvantage.
The first match was a grueling marathon that lasted 7 hours, and although Carlsen had the advantage, he wasn’t able to convert it to a win.
Caruana managed to resist Carlsen’s attacks despite having a pawn disadvantage.
Armand Niculescu is a full-stack developer and creator of SparkChess. He has two BSc degrees in engineering and marketing and a MSc degree in Management. He's been programming since the age of 12 and he also loves design, photography, and - obviously - chess.
In Parsippany, 2002, Jennifer Shahade found a way to finish the game against Arthur Feuerstein. Can you find the three moves that lead to checkmate? Play, solve and comment
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