India, Nov. 15 -- Magnus Carlsen's game and world no 1 spot hung in the balance for a good part of Round 9 on Sunday. Against his 2021 World Championship opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi, Carlsen went from losing to winning to missing a chance and agreeing to a draw by repetition in a chaotic game at the Total Chess Pilot in Budapest. His underwhelming results so far have put him out of contention of winning the tournament

The man who is looking to step in as the new world no 1, American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana - unbeaten so far in fast classic - missed a win against Vladislav Artimiev. His draw though was enough for him to top Group B with a round to spare. Asked if dislodging Carlsen from the world no 1 spot was on his mind during the g...