Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen final: Magnus wins Chess World Cup in tiebreaker

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's dream run in the FIDE World Cup chess tournament ended at the hands of world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break on Thursday after the classical games ended in a stalemate.

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Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen: How will the Chess World Cup winner be decided in a tie-breaker?

The tie-breaker at the Chess World Cup will be played in rapid and blitz format on Thursday. 

Rapid format

*The rapid format will consist of two games.

*Both Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen get 25 minutes of time control.

*An increment of 10 seconds per move will be granted, starting from move 1.

 

What if the winner is not decided after 25 minutes of time control?

The players will engage in two more games with a time control of 10 minutes per person with a 10-second increment per move from their first moves. 

What if the winner is not decided after 10 minutes of time control?

Carlsen and Praggnanandha will then play two more games with a time control of 5 minutes each. But this time, the increment will be reduced to 3 seconds per move.

What if the winner is not decided after 5 minutes of time control?

*In that case, the blitz portion of the tiebreak will kick in. Blitz is similar to sudden death.

*In the blitz, Praggnanandha and Carlsen will play only one game with a time control of 3 minutes, getting 2-second increment per move from the first one.

*The blitz in Praggnanandha will continue until the Chess World Cup 2023 winner is decided.