Fifth Avenue Forum

This is the longest draw streak in world chess championship history. I wouldn't go nuts changing things until this becomes a normal thing.

That said, I'm all about a combo of classical and blitz.

I hope that Caruana wins for two reasons:

1. Spineless move by Carlsen to be in a winning position and offer a draw just so you can go to the tiebreak where you have a better record... psh. If you're in a winning position, you go for the win. You don't look at the scoreboard in OT when you're on the powerplay and see there are 30 seconds left and think "I've got a better goalie and more skilled shoot out players. I'll just see this OT out behind my net."
2. I'd love to see Carlsen in the candidates tournament.

... Carlsen claims that many chess players crane their necks too far forward, which can lead to a 30 percent loss of lung capacity, according to studies in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science. And, according to Keith Overland, former president of the American Chiropractic Association, leaning 30 degrees forward increases stress on the neck by nearly 60 pounds, which in turn requires the back and neck muscles to work harder, ultimately resulting in headaches, irregular breathing and reduced oxygen to the brain.

"A chess player can develop chronic neck and upper back pain, as well as sore shoulders and backaches," says Overland, who has worked with the New York Mets and the U.S. Olympic Training Center. "This is particularly concerning considering how much energy they are exerting on playing a competitive game of chess at the highest level."

Not Carlsen. The Norwegian rests his lower back against the chair so it retains a natural curve, his knees slightly apart at the edge of the seat, feet firmly on the ground, and leans forward at about a 75-degree angle. In this position, which he arrived at through reading studies and trial and error, he's not too far forward to lose alertness and not too far back to use extra energy.