Magnus Carlsen Leonard Barden on Chess Chess: Magnus Carlsen storms back into form with Wijk aan Zee victory The world champion won his first elite tournament for 18 months by beating the home contender Anish Giri in a speed play-off 3532: White mates in three moves, against any defence (by Fritz Giegold). Chess: Leaders tightly grouped going into final rounds at Wijk aan Zee Read moreCarlsen used his trusted blood from a stone technique, as he eked out endgame wins from tiny advantages to reach an unbeaten 9/13. The final Wijk totals showed a bunch of elite GMs well clear of the pack: Carlsen and Giri 9, Vlad Kramnik and Shak Mamedyarov 8.5. India’s Adhiban was in poor form in Wijk, and totally misjudged the situation after his 26 a5? gave the world champion two rolling connected central pawns which overwhelmed White’s defences.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2018 18:33 UTC