Carlsen escapes in Chess World Cup

Carlsen sometimes fell into a losing position right after the opening, but Keymer did not detect the winning combination, in the second standard game of the fourth round on August 10. After the 19-year-old player missed the opportunity, Carlsen dared to express his anger at himself. Because if he showed his emotions before his opponent went, Keymer might realize the idea of ​​winning in that position.

However, Keymer didn't see the black horse entering the e4 well. And the number one player in Germany will regret missing this opportunity. Although the game was then leveled, Carlsen put pressure in the endgame in his forte. While time was running out, Keymer repeatedly made weak moves and led to failure after 62 moves.

This victory helped Carlsen equalize 1-1 with Keymer, bringing the match into a tie-break series, which started at 6pm today, Friday 11/8, Hanoi time. They will play two quick games of 25 minutes, adding 10 seconds after each move (25+10 format). If they don't win or lose, they will play two more games of 10+10. If still tied, they play two games 5+3. If they continue to draw, they play more 3+2 games until someone wins.

Carlsen is the reigning world fast chess champion, and Keymer is the runner-up. Therefore, the tie-break series between these two players promises more drama. In addition, players like Hikaru Nakamura or Ian Nepomniachtchi also had to tie-break with Indian prodigies Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nihal Sarin. Meanwhile, world number eight Wesley So was eliminated in the fourth round, after losing 0.5-1.5 to Alexey Sarana.

In addition to Sarana, the players who won early spots in the fifth round were Ferenc Berkes, Erigaisi Arjun, Nils Grandelius, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen is the only player to lose the first game in the fourth round without being eliminated.