Chess With Sam Collins

Ding Liren vs Sergey Karjakin

Lindores Abbey Stars, Fife, Scotland, 2019

Magnus Carlsen won an elite four-player rapid event in Lindores Abbey Distillery in Fife in Scotland, opposite the ruins of an historic abbey where chess has been played since the 1480s. The players each received bourbon casks as prizes, and Carlsen’s will provide 250 bottles of Scotch whisky after maturing for three years.

1.d4 Nf6

The final round game between Ding and ...