Norwegian leads 6-3 in best-of-14 title showdownGame 9: Carlsen in control after ‘sad’ Nepo blunderAs it happened: Game 9 move-by-move reportTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email himHello and welcome back for the 10th game of the World Chess Championship. The overall score in the showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi is 6-3 to Carlsen after the Norwegian’s breakthrough wins in Game 6, Game 8 and Game 9.
Before yesterday, Nepomniachtchi was attempting to become only the third player in the recognised 135-year history of world championship matchplay to win after trailing by two or more points. The others were Max Euwe, who rallied from 5-2 down against Alexander Alekhine before winning 15½-14½ in 1935, and Bobby Fischer, who was down 2-0 to Boris Spassky before winning 12½-8½ in 1972.