Magnus Carlsen v Fabiano Caruana: World Chess Championship tie-breakers – live!

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4.13pm GMT

Carlsen grinds it out and Caruana resigns after 55 moves. After 13 games and more than 49 hours, we finally have a result in the world championship match. The final moves, for the record: 43. Kf3 a3 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Ra1 47. h5 Kh7 48. g4 Kg7 49. Kh4 a2 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. h6 Rb1 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. Rxa2 Rb5+ 54. Kg6 Rb6+ 55. Kh5.

4.08pm GMT

On they go, moving with pace due to the time crunch: 38. Re7+ Kxf5 39. Rxg7 Kf6 40. Rg5 a5 41. Rxh5 a4 42. Ra5 Ra1. Here’s a look at the board.

34...Rc3 35. Kg2 Rxa3 36. Rxc4 Ke5 37. Rc7 Kxe4 38. Re7+ Kxf5 39. Rxg7 Kf6 40. Rg5 a5 41. Rxh5 a4 42. Ra5 Ra1 Ooops! Caruana made some inaccuracies! It will be about nerves now with so little time left! I expect many more mistakes from both players! ? pic.twitter.com/ABHVv3PxbO

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