Game 9! Another English, another draw?!

Here we go again, Game 9! Carlsen with White, and for the first time the World Champion catches Caruana a bit in the opening... Would we see the first decisive game finally? Here's my full analysis:

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> Would we see the first decisive game finally?

No.

@ein_Steppenwolf lol

It Would be awesome if games 10 and 11 are drawn... and one of them scores a decisive victory in game 12 to win the match. I want to see an IMMORTAL GAME that will be remembered for decades. Does either Carlsen or Fabi have it in them?

I am quite disappointed with World Championship. Every single game ended as draw. What a shame. It would be really awesome if Caruana will be able to win in game 11, then Carlsen will have to fight and be very aggressive in game 12.

I do not follow the WCC in London because I am fully compensated by the WCC in Khanty-Mansiysk for women. In London, only draws are so boring. Yes, I do not miss Carlsen-Caruana.

If you estimate a probability of 20% decided games the probability of an outcome of draws-only is:

3 remaining games draw: 50%
9 draws like now: 13%
12 draws: 7%

Draws can be very interesting games.

@chucklefish if you think that the Carlsen-Caruana match has been "boring" because of locked-down draws, I feel bad for you. Quite a few matches have been incredibly exciting.

DrinksLikeTyrion: I have to agree with you. Some games have been really exciting. But still I hope that Carlsen or Caruana win at least 1 game in standard time controls.

In my opinion deciding a world champion by playing blitz games (time controls: 25 min and 5 min) is just a disgrace.