{"product_id":"carlsen-v-caruana-fide-world-championship-london-2018-by-raymond-keene-byron-jacobs","title":"Carlsen v Caruana: FIDE World Championship, London 2018 by Raymond Keene \u0026 Byron jacobs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlsen v Caruana: FIDE World Championship, London 2018 by Raymond Keene \u0026amp; Byron Jacobs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis match, a contest between the number one and number two ranked players in the world was one of the most eagerly-awaited World Championship clashes of the last 50 years. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen first gained the title in 2013 when he beat Viswanathan Anand. He has already successfully defended his title twice, against Anand in 2014 and against Sergey Karjakin in 2016. Carlsen has been the highest ranked player in the world since July 2011. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHis challenger, Fabiano Caruana, has been playing brilliantly in the run-up to the championship, registering numerous tournament victories against elite competition. He gained the right to challenge Carlsen thanks to a superb victory in the Berlin Candidates event early in 2018 where he scored 9\/14, finishing a point clear of the best players in the world. Prior to the match he has drawn to within three points of the champion on the current ratings (Carlsen is 2835, Caruana 2832). Caruana is the first American since the legendary Bobby Fischer to play a match for the supreme title. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAll match games analysed in great detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePortraits of the protagonists with key games and moments from their careers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHistory of the World Chess Champiionship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e208 pages, paperback ISBN: 978-1781945131, Everyman Chess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyman Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57645129040247,"sku":"978-1781945131","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0478\/2876\/2775\/files\/CarlsenCaruana2018WorldChessChampionships.jpg?v=1793124612","url":"https:\/\/chess.co.uk\/products\/carlsen-v-caruana-fide-world-championship-london-2018-by-raymond-keene-byron-jacobs","provider":"The Chess Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}