Chess: Magnus Carlsen continues record winning run going into Tour finals Read moreIt was a truly remarkable success for Nakamura, whose surging career as a streamer has gained him half a million followers on Twitch. This contrasted with his years in slow classical chess when he was Carlsen’s customer with at one time 12 defeats against a solitary win. Carlsen is normally faster than his opponents but in several games he seemed rattled by his opponent’s confidence and played too slowly. During the second set Nakamura’s webcam failed and this contributed to his defeat, while just before the start of the sixth set Carlsen injured his back while on the beach in Denmark. The Olympiad is the England team’s only event in 2020, following their vintage 2019 silver medal performance at the world teams.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2020 23:02 UTC