R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen will now compete in two tiebreakers to determine the winner of the final match at 4.30 IST tomorrow. The reason for the same is the results that came into play earlier, which were both traditional games that finished in draws. Game 2 took place over 30 moves, as opposed to 30 for Game 1. Prior to Game 1, Carlsen, the five-time world champion and number-one player in the world, disclosed that he had been playing while suffering from a stomach ailment. He appeared to be playing for a draw, From the start of the tie, suggesting that he hadnt fully recovered from it. Wow, did not expect this opening! Is Magnus repeating his game 12 strategy of 2016 and aiming for a tiebreak@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 23, 2023After two traditional games, which have not yet produced a champion, the score sits at 1-1. Consequently, with time increments of 10 seconds for every move, each player will have 25 minutes total. Now, its very feasible that neither of those two matches will decide the winner. Following that, two additional games will be played with a 5-minute time limit for each participant. With victories over Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, both 2 and 3 respectively, Praggnanandhaa has been on a brilliant winning spree in the competition. He now faces the legendary Norwegian Grandmaster in the final match. Praggnanandhaas qualification for the Candidates 2024 event, which will be hosted in Canada, also helped him with the outcomes of the current competition. Magnus Carlsen takes a quiet draw with white against Praggnanandhaa and sends the final to tiebreaks. The winner of the #FIDEWorldCup will be decided tomorrow! 📷 Maria Emelianova pic.twitter.com/aJw1vvoFnK— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 23, 2023Tomorrow holds a new champion for the world to witness, and the viewers and audience are all ready for it.
