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Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

Game 8, World Championship 2018, London

The World Championship match started with eight draws and a clear trend in Caruana’s favour, with Carlsen surviving lost positions in games 6 and 8.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Varying from 3.Bb5, which Caruana tested in all his previous white games.

3 . . . cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6

As predicted, Carlsen chooses the Sveshnikov Variation, a dynamic ...