chess

It’s that time when chess looms big - November is the time of the twelve- game world championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Although Carlsen already is a three- time champion, he is intrigued with the notion of holding the title for a couple of decades. It makes sense given his past record, as well as the mechanics of his chess engagement. Carlsen, 27, analyzes a chessboard only an hour or so a day, although he admits to thinking about chess all the time. He insists he is not a “genius” - he did not get interested in the game until he was eight years old, while others do the same as early as four. In perspective, he feels he did not yet have the physical and mental changes necessary for the game. Although he no longer cries when he loses, he confesses he still hates to lose. Below is a win by Fabiano Caruana against Sergey Karjakin from the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.