Chess: Magnus Carlsen jumps back into contention as final rounds loom at Wijk
The world champion has recovered from his two early losses and is one point behind the leader as the ‘chess Wimbledon’ nears climaxMagnus Carlsen has fought back strongly from his two early losses, and the world champion will enter this weekend’s final three rounds at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee only a single point behind the leader, Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The 18-year-old from Uzbekistan has led most of the way, and is unbeaten.Leaders after 10 of the 13 rounds were Abdusattorov (Uzb) 7, Anish Giri (Neth) 6.5, Carlsen (Nor) and Wesley So (US) 6, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana (both US) 5.5. Continue reading…
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