Carlsen-Nepo 4: No birthday gifts for Magnus
Magnus Carlsen’s 31st birthday started promisingly as he once again came up with a new idea against Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening, but the Russian lived up to his pre-game promise not to give the World Champion any gifts as he turned out to know exactly what he was doing. Magnus began to burn up time as he looked for a winning plan, but in the end he forced a draw by repetition when it seemed there might have been more ways to try. The match is tied 2:2, with Ian playing White on Tuesday.
