Tag Archives: Sergey Karjakin
Listen to Your Intuition | Business Lessons from the World Chess Championship Match Carlsen – Karjakin, Part 6
After 12 games of the world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin the score was 6-6, and a tiebreak became necessary to get a decision in the match. The tiebreak on Wednesday, 30 November, consisted of four rapid … Continue reading
Face Your Mistakes | Business Lessons from the World Chess Championship Match Carlsen – Karjakin, Part 5
Game 10 of the world chess championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin was a tragicomedy of errors. In a slightly better position, Carlsen gave up his advantage through an inaccurate exchange of bishops in move 19. After that, … Continue reading
Managing Risks with Circumspection | Business Lessons from the World Chess Championship Match Carlsen – Karjakin, Part 4
On Monday, 21 November, the world chess championship match between titleholder Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin saw the first decided game after seven draws. Game 8 took a dramatic course and ended in a win for Karjakin with … Continue reading
Be Prepared | Business Lessons from the World Chess Championship Match Carlsen – Karjakin, Part 3
The Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) coined the famous phrase: “To be prepared is half the victory.” The current world chess championship match between titleholder Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin is proof that this old wisdom still … Continue reading
How to be Resilient | Business Lessons from the World Chess Championship Match Carlsen – Karjakin, Part 2
The character of the world chess championship match between world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin has changed: while they were testing each other’s (and the viewers’) patience in games 1 and 2, just waiting for the other … Continue reading