
Anish Giri was somewhat lucky at some points during day 3 of the Chessable Masters. In the very first game against his Dutch compatriot Jorden van Foreest, for example, Van Foreest blundered in an entertaining double-rook ending.
Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, entertained the audience with his opening experiments. Against Vidit, he opened with 1.d3 (Carlsen won this game); against Wei Yi (draw - see Karsten Müller’s analysis below), he tried 1.h4. Is the World Champion completely reinventing himself here? We'll have to wait and see.
The world champion’s kitchen makes a tidy impression
In the first game of the day, Magnus Carlsen prevailed with his minor pieces - Gawain Jones’ rook was not an equal counterweight.
Carlsen’s 1.h4 against Wei Yi eventually led to a rook ending which could have been won by the world champion.
Also in round 12, Giri entered a rook ending against Vidit (this time with only one rook), which he won, unlike Carlsen, after a mistake by his opponent.
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