Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run
Magnus Carlsen lost to a Pole in Poland with the Polish Defence last weekend, as the world No 1 returned to action after a poker break following his abdication of the world title. Carlsen paid the price for a provocative choice of the risky 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek. However, the Warsaw Rapid/Blitz took place over five days, and on Thursday Carlsen stormed through the field with seven straight wins to take first prize, surviving a final round 124-move marathon against Poland’s No 1, Jan-Krzysztof Duda.