Tag: World Chess Championship 2021

Magnus Carlsen (left) has opened up a two-game lead over Ian Nepomniachtchi (right) in the 2021 World Chess Championship. (Image: Ali Haider/EPA)

World Chess Championship Odds: Carlsen Wins Twice, Takes Firm Control of Match

For the first five games of the 2021 World Chess Championship, fans and commentators lamented the lack of decisive results, wondering aloud whether it’s even possible to see fighting chess in a high-level match anymore. But two wins from Magnus Carlsen not only flipped that narrative, but have put challenger […]