Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Stalemate To Checkmate: After 12 Draws, World Chess Championship Will Speed Up

Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of round 12 of their World Chess Championship match on Monday in London.

The event could give the U.S. its first champion since Bobby Fischer took the crown in 1972. Italian-American Fabiano Caruana will play world champion Magnus Carlsen.

(Image credit: Matt Dunham/AP)



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