Carlsen, M. – Nepomniachtchi, I.

2882 2019 · Draw · View this game on Lichess

Two future World Championship protagonists meet here as early as 2019: Magnus Carlsen, the tireless champion who has dominated world chess for over a decade, against Ian Nepomniachtchi, who would become his official challenger just a few years later, known for his unpredictable brilliance and daring play. The King’s Indian Defence, combative by nature, gives Nepo exactly the kind of murky complications he needs to unsettle the undisputed king of modern chess.