Saturday, September 1, 2018

So Far, So Near

16th World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Fabiano Caruana will take different roads, if only in the next (short) time period before their November World Chess Championship match. Carlsen will take part in the 34th European Chess Club Cup in Porto Carras, Greece from October 11–19, 2018 where he will debut as first board of the sixth seeded Vålerenga Sjakklubb. Instead, Caruana will defend America’s Olympic gold at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, from September 23 to October 6, 2018.

Carlsen (left) and Caruana (right) exchanging their views after their drawn game in the 6th Sinquefield Cup at Saint Louis, United States on August 25, 2018. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour.

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