What is format of FIDE World Cup 2023 final?

Published at :August 23, 2023 at 3:42 PM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 6:15 PM

(Courtesy : International Chess Federation)

Magnus Carlsen will play with White on Day 2 of the title decider against R Praggnanandha.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandha or R Praggnanandha has turned into a sensation in the ongoing FIDE World Cup 2023. He is set t face the World No. 1 from Norway, Magnus Carlsen in the second day of the finals. The two have played Game 1 of the Classic round, with Praggnanandha playing with White. While the 18-year-old started the game on the front foot, Magnus took hold of the game and forced the Indian prodigy to settle for a draw.

So what now for Praggnanandha? What does the result mean for the Indian, and will he be playing with White again? We take a look at the format of the final of the FIDE World Cup 2023.

Format of the FIDE World Cup 2023 final:

So the two finalists are meant to face each other twice in the Classic Round on the first two days of the final, with both playing with the White once each. Praggnanandha has already played with White and couldn’t get much out of the game, but Magnus would be aiming to go for the win when he takes on the 31st seed using White.

Praggnanandha will aim to take up the lead in the second game as the youngster has already beaten Magnus Carlsen five times, and his first win against the Norwegian came while playing with Black.

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In the Classic Round, the two players get 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move for each player from move 1. The two games of the Classic Round are usually enough to decide who wins the prestigious tournament. But, in case of points being shared in both games or each player securing a win, a third game will be played as a Tie Breaks in the third day.

The Tie Breaks involve chess games of the Rapid and the Blitz rounds and are played on the third day, as aforesaid. The two players first play two rapid rounds, with 25 minutes each and a 10-second increment per move per player. If the two players can’t be separated still, another couple of rapid rounds of 10 minutes each and a 10-second increment per move per player is played.

In case of ties, the players now will play two blitz rounds of five minutes with three seconds added per move per player. And finally, if the players are still level on points, a single blitz round is played for three minutes with two seconds added per move per player. To decide who takes the White, a random draw is conducted.

If the results again remain undecided, the players switch the colors and play the blitz round again with the same timings. The colour is switched continuously until the final results are out. All the tiebreaker games are played on the same day, the third day.

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