Tata Steel Chess: Magnus Carlsen sets another world record
The HinduMagnus Carlsen set a world record of 111 unbeaten classical games after getting out of trouble against local Jorden van Foreest during their 45-move draw in the fourth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here on Tuesday. On a day when Viswanathan Anand drew with black pieces against China's Yu Yangyi in 32 moves to reach 1.5 points, Carlsen’s record remained the talking point. Carlsen, who last lost a game in July 2018 to Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, broke the record of 110 games set by Russia’s Sergei Tiviakov in 2005. I consider my streak against elite opposition is 109 and against good opposition is 111 and I am happy about that.” But after escaping some trouble against van Foreest and then drawing the game, Carlsen well and truly held another world record in his glittering career.