Two games, of which the first 35-move draw are held on Tuesday, followed by the 30-move draw in game 2 on Wednesday. It forced the World Cup 2023 class final between the teen sensation of India, R Praggnanandhaa, and Magnus Carlsen, to a tiebreaker, which will take place on Thursday. Both game 2 and game 1 were played in classical format, but the breaker will be played in short format. Ahead of the anticipated clash, the praggnanandhaa 18-year-old stands one step away from script history in Azerbaijan, which tries to make it simple.
How will the Carlsen vs.? praggnanandhaa tiebreaker at the FIDE World Cup conduct
The tiebreakers will played in blitz and rapid format. It will begin with a rapid format, a set of two games. Both players will have 25 minutes for time control and get a 10-second increase per move, beginning from move 1. If it fails to provide a winner, players will engage in more than two games but with 10 minutes of time control for every player. The players will continue to get a 10-second increase per move, beginning from 1 move. But if it fails to give you a winner, two more games will play with time control, now lower to 5 minutes for every player. In this round, the player will get an increment of 3 seconds for every move, beginning from move 1
If the contest hangs in the balance, the portion of a blitz of the tiebreak, similar to sudden death, will come into the role. The previous round was played in a set of two games. Thus, the rule of games changes to another game with 3 minutes of time control, with a 2-second increment every move, beginning from move 1. It will continue till we have a winner.
Incredible run of praggnanandhaa
In spite of Carlsen being experienced with two, Praggnanandhaa will move to tiebreaker high on confidence and consider the past results. The prodigy chess has defeated Carlsen thrice on the trot in blitz and rapid in 2022. Praggnanandhaa enjoyed an incredible run in the match, and world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana world No. 3, before becoming the 2nd Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to head to the chess World Cup finals. He won the first two World Cups in 2000 and 2002.
Meanwhile, the feat of praggnanandhaa in Baku helped him to become eligible for the 2024 candidates tournament and made him the 3rd youngest player after legendary Carlsen and Bobby Fischer to be eligible for the candidates tournament.
Conclusion
The result of the 30 moves draw was breezy on Wednesday; the battle for the World Cup will be decided in a tie break in Azerbaijan, Baku, on Thursday. The classical second-time control game was the shortest for players in competition. The opening Carlsen choice, where all four knights were out of starting blocks with the first three moves, leads to an equal endgame. The exchange series that followed none left in doubt that the game was headed to an early finish. It shows respect for a Young rival.
