Much of what happened during the first half of the match in Dubai (until Saturday) might be described as somewhat predictable - an excellently prepared challenger was keeping things under control against the experienced defending champion, who incidentally is one of the strongest chess players in history.Įven on Friday, when Magnus Carlsen won a marathon game, it seemed like things were following a relatively normal path.

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