The tenth game of the 2018 World Championship match in London was a highly tense affair. Fabiano Caruana surprised his opponent in the opening, but in the asymmetrical position that followed Magnus Carlsen seemed to have better chances. The Challenger, however…

In the movie "Children of Men," the U.K. goes 20 years without anyone being able to conceive a child. So far in the 2018 world chess championship, London has experienced a similar dearth. Two weeks in, and nobody has been able to birth a win. There's not…