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The "K" factor, Sergey Karjakin wins Moscow candidates tournament, will face world N°1 Magnus Carlsen.

In one of the most unpredictable candidates tournament ever, the former prodigy child, russian GM Sergey Karjakin arose winner thanks to his win over direct opponent for the first place, italo-american GM Fabuano Caruana. With Anand out of run due to his loss over Nakamura, there were only two real contenders for the title and they were paired for one last, decisive game like a cinematographical ending. And they didn't dissapoint, Karjakin opened with 1.e4 and Caruana went "all in" by playing 1..c5, the sicilian defense, the defense of the brave, used in countless decisive games where there only option is to win, effectively Caruana succeded in creating an unbalanced position with chances for both sides, but Karjakin kept his nerve and once again like all the tournament, remained focused and determined, with brilliant tactics attacked the exposed black king and brought the point home to his motherland Russia.
Now he will face the strongest player in the world, former prodigy (like Sergey) Magnus Carlsen, who has approved his new contender.

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