That was just the beginning and the better had yet to come

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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán): “Carlsen played quite extraordinary chess, but maybe that’s what a World Champion must do” Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) commented on the course of the World Championship match between the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and the American Fabiano Caruana. The first five games have all ended as a draw. “They both were under huge pressure, but Carlsen reacted so promptly and quickly by virtue of his chess understanding. He played quite extraordinary chess, but maybe that’s what a World Champion must do”, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) told NRK, commenting on the fifth game.

(Free translation by Nobody’s Perfect)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) airing her commentary on the fifth game of the World Chess Championship match on last Thursday evening in London, United Kingdom. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen/NRK.