Chess FIDE World Cup 2023 Final: R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen Tie Breaker Live Streaming

Published at :August 24, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 6:18 PM

First two games have ended in a draw

India’s young sensation became R Praggnanandhaa became the first Grand Master since Viswanathan Anand in 2002 to enter the final of FIDE World Cup. He achieved the feat by defeating World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana. The progression to the final also attained him a place in the Candidates tournament and is also the third youngest player ever to qualify for the Candidates after Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen.

The first two games in the final has ended in a draw and now we move on to the final day of the World Cup for the tie-breaker.

Watch R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen match Live in Chess FIDE World Cup 2023 final (Tie Break)

Watch the R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen match live in Chess FIDE World Cup 2023 final

R Praggnanandha holds Magnus Carlsen in the second classic game of the final of the ongoing FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Praggnanandha played with Black against a food-poison-suffering Magnus Carlsen. Earlier Praggnanandha was held by the World No. 1 in Game 1 of the final, and so the scoreline so far is 1-1 in the final.

Not at his best, Magnus Carlsen looked troubled by his physical condition and urgency to push the game to a draw. The Norwegian consistently looked to offer trades to the Indian prodigy, to keep the game as uneventful as possible.

However, Praggnanandhaa wanted to go for the win and did all he could, but the Norwegian showed his experience to hold off an eager Praggnanandhaa. With the two classic games over and the players yet to be separated by points, the focus now will shift to the tie-break rounds of Day 3.

Rapid chess rounds and blitz rounds will be paid until we have a final winner. The first two rapid rounds will be the longest games of the day, and the lengths of the game will keep on decreasing as and when the games are tied.

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Assuming the two players keep playing draws, one can expect two sets of rapid rounds and a set of blitz rounds, at the very least, to be played on the day. All the tie-break rounds will happen on the final day, after which the closing ceremony will follow.

Both Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen have yet to win the FIDE World Cup title in their career. For India, Vishwanathan is a five-time champion and the only one to win the title. In fact, Praggnanandhaa scripted history when he beat USA’s Fabiano Caruana to become the only second Indian to qualify for the finals of the FIDE World Cup. He also is the youngest player ever to achieve the feat.

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