Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi lost in the eighth game of the match for the world chess crown to the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The game in which Nepomniachtchi played with black pieces ended on move 46. The score in the confrontation is 5: 3 in favor of the Norwegian. The next time the chess players will meet is on December 7th. The game will start at 15:30 Moscow time. The match for the world title takes place in Dubai.
The duel consists of 14 classical chess games. If, based on their results, the winner is not determined, the chess players will play a tie-break. To win the title, an athlete needs to score 7.5 points. A draw is estimated at 0.5 points, and a victory is estimated at one point.
Nepomniachtchi plays for the world title for the first time in his career. Carlsen is the current holder of the world chess crown.
