Can Artemiev bounce back?
The world champion started the day with a victory for the seventh time out of eight days. The only time he started his day with a draw was against Aronian in the first set of the Semifinals.
Artemiev - Carlsen: 1.5-2.5
Carlsen sacrificed two pawns to launch an attack on Artemiev's already exposed king.
Artemiev - Carlsen, Game 1
28...h3 was done to move the bishop from the important a8-h1 diagonal and put it into the defense of the g4-pawn. 29.Bxh3 Qg5 30.Qe2 Rac8 and now White blundered 31.Rac1
Find out why, 31.Rac1 is a blunder. Carlsen gained a 0-1 lead.
The second game was absolutely a wild one.
Carlsen - Artemiev, Game 2
Since there are no bishops on the board, despite the position being open, no king is in grave danger. Queens and rook got exchanged soon and eventually Artemiev blundered.
29.Nd6 drops the c3-knight for Black which caused him to resign. Carlsen gained a 0-2 lead.
Artemiev, being in a must-win situation, played aggressively in the third game and managed to beat Carlsen. The score turned 1-2.
Artemiev - Carlsen, Game 3
White's intention behind 16.Ne6 is to destroy the pawn structure on the kingside but Black has a very nice 16...Qd7. Now knight cannot take the rook at f8 because Qh3 will make things over for White.
Black dropped the a6-pawn without any compensation, 25...Qe5. The a-pawn eventually became a deciding factor in White scoring a much needed win to continue the first set.
The fourth game ended in a draw, which means Carlsen won the first set 1.5-2.5
Aronian was awarded the third place as Firouzja was unable to play due to ill health. He apologized to his fans on twitter.
twitter.com/i/status/1434167359942578177
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