Featured is the round 2 game between Alisher Suleymenov and Magnus Carlsen from the 2023 Qatar Masters. After Carlsen’s crushing defeat, he voiced his concern over Suleymenov wearing an analog watch during the game. Carlsen asked an arbiter during the game whether watches were allowed, and the arbiter clarified that smartwatches were banned, but not analog watches. These details rattled Carlsen’s train of thought during play. Included in the video below are a few tweets by prominent figures in the chess community to help provide details surrounding the watch. Chess-wise, the game is played brilliantly by Suleymenov who pounces on Carlsen’s Queen’s Indian Defense the moment d6 becomes vulnerable. Surprisingly, the game reached a decisive evaluation after only 18 moves.
Alisher Suleymenov vs Magnus Carlsen, 2023 Qatar Masters
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