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WORLD CHESS CHAMPION CARLSEN OF NORWAY RETAINS TITLE TODAY WITH FEROCIOUS “SMALL BALL” ENDGAME

SOCHI, RUSSIA November 23, 2014 … FINAL SCORE OF THREE GAMES TO ONE … TIME RAN OUT TODAY IN THE 12 GAME WORLD TITLE REMATCH WITH V. ANAND OF INDIA … WORLD CHESS CHAMPION NORWEGIAN WONDER KID MAGNUS CARLSEN WON A FABULOUS SMALL BALL HAMMER AND TONG ENDGAME TO CASH IN A ONE MILLION DOLLAR PLUS MATCH VICTORY TODAY. Unbelievably… as with Emanuel Lasker, V. Kramnik and now twice Mr. Carlsen … the Berlin defense endgame in the Ruy Lopez provided the decisive carousel for a world title war … In 60 plus years of chess experiences with grandmasters all over the globe I have never once seen a young player so entranced with endgame/petite advantages in small ball maneuvers as with the marvelous, “no problemo” triple crown chess wizard. (A chilling reminder … Mr.Carlsen notched an astounding 6 wins-one loss versus Mr. Anand in world title multi million dollar epics ) … with great pleasure I again remind Chesslab readers of chess immortal S. Gligoric’s “age 33 theory” (I Play the Pieces) … that most performers hit their peak at that mark give or take one hundred days either way … if this is so … just imagine Carlsen’s roadrunner machine in the next decade. Gracious … Get the popcorn … this is going to be one hell of a show.

— Jude Acers