The eighth game of the world title match ended with Nepomniachtchi's loss Carlsen. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
The game in which Nepomniachtchi played with black pieces ended on move 46. The score in the confrontation is 5: 3 in favor of the Norwegian. The next time the chess players will meet is on December 7th. The game will start at 15:30 Moscow time. The match for the world title takes place in Dubai.
The match consists of 14 games of classical chess. If, based on their results, the winner is not determined, the chess players will play a tie-break. To win the title, an athlete needs to score 7.5 points. A draw is estimated at 0.5 points, and a victory is estimated at one point.
Nepomniachtchi is playing for the world title for the first time in his career. Carlsen is the current holder of the world chess crown.