Maxim Dlugy

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Tie-break time: We have a Champion

12/1/2016 – Maxim Dlugy did not want to miss the tie-breaker that was to decide the World Championship match between Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen. On Wednesday he visited the Fulton Market Building again and saw an exciting finish of a tough World Championship match. However, blitz specialist Dlugy wondered about Karjakin's handling of the clock.

A short visit to a short game

11/29/2016 – Maxim Dlugy was in a hurry when he came to watch game 12 of the Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin match. But there was not much to miss. After 30 minutes the last classical game of the match was over: draw. Dlugy still found time to play blitz, greet old acquaintances and discuss religion and education with Henrik Carlsen and Richard Conn.

While game 11 was on

11/27/2016 – While Ian Nepomniachtchi was giving simul again, our reporter arrived at the venue just in time to see what is going. He was discussing the match with Vladimir Potkin, then Lawrence Trent showed up, so a re-match with the big F. was looming up. Some non-alcoholic Lychee Martinis helped to prepare, but when the moment arrived, Anna Burtasova took her chance. Inside Report, game 11...

Tragicomedy on Thanksgiving

11/25/2016 – See what happened backstage while Carlsen and Karjakin fought it out in game ten: Maxim Dlugy reports: "It was getting clear that Magnus has to make the most out of today’s White pieces. The fight was tense, grandmasters watching the game were electrified. Read about the crowd in the VIP Lounge in our report from Fulton Market, Manhattan.

The crowd in the VIP area

11/24/2016 – Really into it - VIP-Lounge Inside Report, Part III: Maxim Dlugy our man in New York, runs into a cluster of grandmasters, melts into the crowd and wonders what happened to the food the VIPs could enjoy during the first half of the match. Of course, he also follows game nine and ends up enjoying Judit's company in the broadcast room. Back in the crowd he sees Lawrence Trent offering outrageous odds. Check the temperature...

The Day the Challenger won

11/22/2016 – WCC2016 Carlsen-Karjakin: Maxim Dlugy went to visit the match again. But he was in a hurry because later he had to teach. After meeting the champions, Dlugy saw Ian Nepomniachtchi walking in and they quickly set up the board to battle it out. Another blitz fight. Right in time, Fabiano Caruana showed up. Question: should blitz games be promoted? Game 8, behind the scenes...

In the crowd with Max

11/21/2016 – During the opening moves of the 7th game of the World Championship match, Maxim Dlugy gets to the scene. The New Yorker melts into the crowd and runs into old chess friends and colleagues like Gennady Nesis, Boris Gulko and Alex Khalifman. Moving on, he meets Henrik Carlsen who is asking about the situation on the board and in the midst of kids wanting an autograph or a photo there is Fabiano Caruana. Melt into the groove with Maxim Dlugy and see what happened...
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