R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen: What Is The Format Of The Chess World Cup Tie-Breaker?

Here is all you could know concerning the Chess World Cup remaining tie-breaker.© FIDE

After back-to-back attracts within the two basic formate video games, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa’s Chess World Cup remaining towards world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen will now be determined through tie-breakers. Praggnanandhaa performed the primary recreation in white items, whereas the second recreation noticed each gamers change colors. Nevertheless, the change in color of the items did not actually make any distinction as each gamers determined to shake fingers after 30 strikes. The primary match had resulted in a stalemate with simply 5 extra strikes.

Each gamers have cancelled one another out within the summit conflict in Baku, however should alter their strategy within the tie-breakers as a result of time-sensitive nature of the format. Carlsen is already conscious of what Praggnanandhaa can do in tie-breaks.

“Praggnanandhaa has already performed a variety of tiebreaks towards very sturdy gamers… I do know he’s very sturdy. If I’ve some vitality, if I’ve a great day, clearly I’ll have good probabilities,” he stated.

Here is all you could know concerning the tie-breaker video games:

• Within the tie-breaker, the 2 gamers will play two video games in a fast format with a time management of 25 minutes for every participant and a 10-second increment for every transfer.
• If they continue to be unseparated, then two extra fast video games with a time management of ’10+10′ (10 minutes for every participant and a 10-second increment for every transfer) will likely be performed.
• If a winner remains to be not determined after tie-breakers, two extra fast video games will likely be performed with a time management of 5 minutes and a 3-second increment for every transfer.
• Even when we do not discover a winner after this, the title will likely be determined in a sudden-death mode with a single blitz recreation within the ‘3+2’ format.

Talking of the second recreation, Praggnanandhaa didn’t face any troubles with black items, with the gamers agreeing to a draw after 30 strikes in an equal Bishop ending.

Earlier, the 18-year-old Indian had surprised world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana on Monday through the tie-break within the semifinals to arrange a summit conflict with Carlsen on the World Cup.

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