Who will win World Chess Championship 2016?
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Karjakin is an incredible player, but I do believe Carlsen's will win it. If he does, I'd like to see a Carlsen-Caruana match in the future. I had an eye on Carlsen way back in 2003 and always thought he had the makings of a great WC. I never thought he'd win the crown at such an early age, and I firmly believe he may hold the title just as long as Karpov or Kasparov. At his age, he's not at his peak just yet.
Karjakin can get lucky and win. Kinda like the Clinton VS Trump thing. Everyone thinks Clinton will win...
Carlsen: “I’ll punch him until he finally knocks over”
World Champion Magnus Carlsen was in good form at the opening press conference of the 2016 FIDE World Chess Championship in the Fulton Market Building in New York. He talked up Sergey Karjakin’s resilience in defence, only to express the desire to knock him down, and answered a question on the best player in the world: “If I may be so bold, I would say myself!” Karjakin had some good lines of his own, though, as they prepare to face off tomorrow in Game 1 of the match.
Karjakin: "If Carlsen wants to beat me he needs to show the best play of his life"
The Carlsen-Karjakin World Championship match starts exactly one month today in New York, with the players now entering the finishing straight of their preparation. Magnus Carlsen is said to have already entered his “bubble”, while Sergey Karjakin recently gave a final press appearance in Russia before he heads to Miami on 17 October for a training camp. In a lengthy interview with R-Sport Karjakin talked about his “killer instinct”, his work with Mamedyarov and Nepomniachtchi, and what he expects in New York.
Sergey Karjakin making the winner's speech after qualifying to play Magnus through the Moscow Candidates Tournament | photo: Eteri Kublashvili, Russian Chess Federation