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Magnus Carlsen claimed victory in his two-game Freestyle Chess match against Fabiano Caruana, securing a win with white in the first game and holding a draw with black in the second. Carlsen triumphed in a chaotic opening game before defending a challenging position to seal the match. The exhibition comes just days before the classical chess World Championship match between Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh.
Game 1 was held aboard the opulent SilentWorld yacht, while the second encounter shifted to Le Freeport, a high-security underground vault and display space in Singapore. The event was made possible through sponsorship by Jan-Henric Buettner, whose contributions have brought glamour to the chess world. A standout feature of the venue was a chessboard with golden pieces valued at a staggering $44 million.
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In the second game, the opening position was particularly tricky, with knights stationed on the a-file and queens on the h-file complicating development.
Caruana, playing with the white pieces, opted for a principled plan, castling queenside and maintaining a solid pawn structure. However, Carlsen's 13...b6 - while appearing natural -proved inaccurate, as it left him vulnerable with a clear weakness on c6, strengthening Caruana's prospects.
Despite Caruana's advantage, defeating Carlsen proved elusive. The Norwegian maestro steered the game into a rook endgame where Caruana held a pawn advantage but lacked the resources for a decisive breakthrough. According to GM Karsten Müller, the complex endgame offered White some opportunities to press for more, but the position remained objectively drawn throughout the struggle.
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Ultimately, Carlsen held firm in a tense 74-move battle to secure a draw and claim the overall match victory. Reflecting on his performance, he expressed his appreciation for the Freestyle Chess format, and added: "In these situations with little time we end up making some mistakes, but I felt overall I did a good job defending today".
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