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Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi 2021

Dubai · Nov 2021

Carlsen 7½–3½ Nepomniachtchi

Carlsen won 7½–3½.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Carlsen.

Nepomniachtchi +4levelCarlsen +4startgame 11

The coach's numbers

Magnus Carlsen94.1 · 0 blunders, 0 mistakes
Ian Nepomniachtchi93.1 · 2 blunders, 3 mistakes

The turning point

The game that moved the match the most: Carlsen's chance of winning the title went from 68% to 84%. Its costliest move:

Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi 2021, Game 6

Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi · 1–0

36... Qd5 by Nepomniachtchi: chances 65% → 50%

The coach: Bxb4 instead (the arrow) — with it, Nepomniachtchi was a bit better.

Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 2021: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi › Game 6

The match, move by move

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Model: Carlsen's chance of winning the match

How the match could have been read, move by move: Reading the match.

Every game

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.

Game 1: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen ½–½

45 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 92.5, Carlsen 92.4

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 2: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi ½–½

58 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Carlsen 93.7, Nepomniachtchi 92.8

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 3: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen ½–½

41 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 94.5, Carlsen 94.7

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 4: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi ½–½

33 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.2, Nepomniachtchi 94.5

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 5: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen ½–½

43 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 93.8, Carlsen 93.6

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 6: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi 1–0

136 moves · d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 · accuracy Carlsen 92.2, Nepomniachtchi 91.7

Costliest move: 36... Qd5 (Nepomniachtchi, 65% → 50%)

Game 7: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen ½–½

41 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 95.1, Carlsen 95.5

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 8: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi 1–0

46 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.7, Nepomniachtchi 91.3

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 9: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen 0–1

39 moves · c4 e6 g3 d5 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 90.6, Carlsen 94.1

Costliest move: 27. c5 (Nepomniachtchi, 53% → 32%)

Game 10: Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi ½–½

41 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Carlsen 94.1, Nepomniachtchi 94.2

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 11: Nepomniachtchi v Carlsen 0–1

49 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Nepomniachtchi 93.0, Carlsen 95.8

Costliest move: 23. g3 (Nepomniachtchi, 51% → 27%)

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