No, I don't think he is going for draws as white, or with black for that matter. I honestly just think he underrated Caruana and what it would take to beat him. Its been a while since he was in this tough of a match and it shows a bit. He has also said that he would rather have the tournament be more games then having to win in rapid, even though he is favored.
Carlsen Caruana 2018 Question
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Nov 24, 2018
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ReaganMc wrote:
No, I don't think he is going for draws as white, or with black for that matter. I honestly just think he underrated Caruana and what it would take to beat him. Its been a while since he was in this tough of a match and it shows a bit. He has also said that he would rather have the tournament be more games then having to win in rapid, even though he is favored.
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Nov 24, 2018
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Interesting theory.
Could be true but i still think they agreed to draw every game and not show up for the armageddon match.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Armageddon game ends up being a draw as well
I was thinking the same thing honestly. wouldn't be shocked if it were the reality either after watching game 11
I was away from chess for about a week, and wondered if anyone had heard commentators say anything about Carlsen's strategy with the white pieces.
I'm wondering if he's been playing for a draw with white because he's heavily favored in rapid and blitz chess. He's about 100 higher in rapid, and about 200 higher in blitz.
For example in game 6 his 4.Nd3 in the petrov, and of course today avoiding the sharper lines and going for an early queen trade (and then even more trades with Ng6).