Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura began with five decisive games on Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational and they’re going to meet again in the final match on Day 16 after Magnus won an epic semi-final against Ding Liren. The World Champion blundered horribly in Game 2 and was in huge trouble in Game 3 until Ding returned the favour by stumbling into checkmate. Both players rejected chances to draw in Game 4 before Magnus emerged victorious, later commenting, “I haven’t felt this kind of tension in a long while - this was real!”
MCI Semi-final 2: Carlsen sets up Nakamura final
