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Murray wins to end 2016 as world number one - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/37564902

A health warning should be made while watching these marathon matches. Please make sure you take regular breaks as the commentators do. Prolonged sitting in front of a screen is not good for your eyes or other senses. Thanks to videos like the one below by Peter Svidler you won't miss a thing in terms of insights into the games.

Gloves came off in round 3 with Magnus pressing in the Ruy Lopez Berlin. Seemingly quite easy to defend in a very symmetrical end game. Karjakin allowed a convincing attack which almost resulted in a victory for Magnus. Watch the highlights video by GM Eric Hansen posted after the conclusion of the round. Fascinating game.

Round 2 ends in a draw. The Ruy Lopez. In my opinion Karjakin never had any winning chances. Even though Karjakin in the press conference thought he did. And Carlsen equalised but couldn't find a way to press for a win. Highlights and most excellent analysis provided by Canada's Eric Hansen on chess24. The tension continues to mount.

A draw in round 1 between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. In the now, thanks to a viewers comments during the game, renamed, Trumpowski opening. (1. d4 nf6, 2. Bg5). I think the question we are all asking is, how is Magnus going to unpick the Russian challenger. After watching the game I think Magnus won on points. With a surprising choice of opening and had the better chances to win the game. What will Sergi's response in game 2, be? Can't wait to find out.

Champions showdown in St Louis, day 2 continued with victory for Anand as he won against Nakamura in the final game of day 2. Day 2 of the tournament can be found here : link

In St Louis contenders for the throne of Magnus Carlsen's wreath of world champion, are playing in a round robin Champions Showdown. This classical, rapid, and blitz event consists of Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, and Veselin Topalov.  Excellent commentary from GMs Yasser Seirawan and Alejandro Ramirez, and IM Tania Sachdev for the move-by-move commentary and interviews. Hear are todays two rounds.

The 2016 contest between Sergi Karjakin and current world chess champion Magnus Carlson gets underway on the 11th of November in New York. Coverage will be on chess24, as well as on the tournament website. After the dispute between chess24, and world chess organisation AGON, was resolved. This was due to world chess servers crashing during the candidates tournament held in Moscow earlier this year. This was where Karjakin saw off the favourites Caruana, Nakamura and Anand to become the next challenger for the world chess champion wreath of champions. Commentary on chess24 will be done by russian 7 times champion and lover of cricket Peter Svidler and chess24's very own Jan Gustaffson. Together with Fiona Steil-Antoni, Eric Hansen and Robin Van Kampen they will provide a tremendous depth of knowledge and analysis. Fiona is planning behind the scenes segments throughout the broadcasts. Details of the schedule can be found on chess24.com. For those who have never watched a ...