MAMALLAPURAM: It takes two to tango. Magnus Carlsen had two queens on the board after 55 moves but still the world champion was not allowed an easy win. GM Zvonko Stanojoski of North Macedonia (Elo 2412) forced the Norwegian to prove his superiority over the board in the seventh round of the Chess Olympiad here on Friday.
Had Stanojoski, aged 58 and ranked below 1700 in the world, accepted defeat from the black side of the Sarratt attack game sometime between moves 35 and 50, it would have been understandable. But then, we won't have seen his tenacity and Carlsen's winning endgame skills till the 69th move.
