Longest championship chess game

Across the table from him in a glass box in Dubai sat Magnus Carlsen, the world No. The two, locked in the middle of a weeks-long battle for the World Chess Championship, would be sitting there for a while. More than eight hours later, at the postgame press conference with his jacket back on, Nepomniachtchi would wonder what had gone wrong.

Within a few moves , Carlsen offered to sacrifice a pawn on the altar of attack, a gambit he had tried twice before in the match, which had yet to see a win. It was a creative idea, celebrated by the commentating experts, in this version of the Catalan opening, territory they had also visited last weekend in Game 2.

Nepomniachtchi declined the pawn and offered his own piece of aggression. Chess analysts offer a variety of punctuation for notable moves. A few moves later, Nepomniachtchi declined to trade queens, again demonstrating his tenacity.

Nepomniachtchi soon offered a trade of his own — one white queen for two blacks rooks. Carlsen accepted these terms, and the imbalanced position teetered precariously on the board. Players begin world championship games with a bank of two hours — they gain a bonus hour only once they make their 40th move. Mitrabha Guha becomes India's 72nd Grand Master. For women's chess team, historic silver medal brings vindication, and a new beginning. Koneru Humpy's return to over the board chess curtailed due to Covaxin restrictions.

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Game three is the runner up for the longest game with victory. Like game one, this game ended with the famous rook and bishop vs. Fressinet could have claimed a draw under the move rule, but neither player was writing down the moves. Anatoly Karpov moves Game four is included in this list for being the longest game ever played in a world championship match. The game technically could have lasted longer, but Korchnoi's th move produced stalemate on the board!

Now, it's your turn. Which has been your longest chess game?