chessflex
London · Nov 2018
Carlsen 9–6 Caruana
12 draws; Carlsen won the rapid 3–0.
The score gap, game by game: up is Carlsen.
The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Caruana v Carlsen · 0–1
28. Nd5 by Caruana: chances 48% → 11%
The coach: Qd5 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 2018: Carlsen v Caruana › Tiebreak 2
Model: Carlsen's chance of winning the match
How the match could have been read, move by move: Reading the match.
Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.
115 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 93.9, Carlsen 93.8
Costliest move: 21... Nf8 (Carlsen, 62% → 46%)
49 moves · d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 · accuracy Carlsen 91.8, Caruana 92.7
Costliest move: 22... Bd7 (Caruana, 46% → 32%)
49 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 92.8, Carlsen 95.7
Costliest move: 48. Nxc4 (Caruana, 30% → 1%)
34 moves · c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.4, Caruana 94.7
No move cost more than 12%.
34 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 95.4, Carlsen 95.2
No move cost more than 12%.
80 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 91.4, Caruana 92.3
Costliest move: 58. a5 (Carlsen, 46% → 30%)
40 moves · d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 · accuracy Carlsen 94.0, Caruana 95.3
No move cost more than 12%.
38 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 92.7, Carlsen 92.2
No move cost more than 12%.
56 moves · c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 93.2, Caruana 91.8
Costliest move: 17... Bxf3 (Caruana, 54% → 40%)
54 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 93.2, Carlsen 92.6
Costliest move: 45... Rd6 (Carlsen, 50% → 37%)
55 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.9, Caruana 93.9
Costliest move: 27... Kf8 (Caruana, 47% → 35%)
31 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 92.9, Carlsen 94.4
No move cost more than 12%.
55 moves · c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.3, Caruana 94.2 · rapid
Costliest move: 19... Nb5 (Caruana, 52% → 30%)
28 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Caruana 89.6, Carlsen 92.8 · rapid
Costliest move: 28. Nd5 (Caruana, 48% → 11%)
51 moves · e4 c5 Nf3 e6 · accuracy Carlsen 93.7, Caruana 91.5 · rapid
Costliest move: 48... Qc3 (Caruana, 18% → 2%)
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