August 24, 2023, might nicely transform a red-letter day in India’s chess historical past. Indian teen sensation R. Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen can be up in opposition to within the tie-breaker match of the Chess World Cup.
Each the video games of the classical collection remaining resulted in draw. The primary recreation on Tuesday had resulted in a stalemate after over 4 hours of play and 70-plus strikes. The second recreation the following day, too, did not throw up a winner, ending in a draw after 30 strikes in round one-and-a-half hours of play.
Praggnanandhaa, 18, has already crushed world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura and world No.3 Fabiano Caruana. Praggnanandhaa is just the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to succeed in the World Cup remaining.
He has certified for Candidates 2024 match, which can be held in Canada, turning into the third youngest participant after the legendary Bobby Fischer and Carlsen to qualify for the Candidates match.
When will the Chess World Cup remaining tie-breaker be performed?
The Chess World Cup remaining tie-breaker between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen can be performed on August 24 at 4.30pm IST.
What’s the format of the Chess World Cup remaining tie-breaker?
First tie-break stage
The 2 tie-break video games in fast format can be performed with a time management of 25 minutes for every participant plus 10 seconds increment per transfer, ranging from transfer 1. If these two video games additionally fail to throw a winner, the sport strikes to the second stage.
Second tie-break stage
Two fast video games can be performed with a time management of 10 minutes, plus a 10-second increment. The sport will transfer on to the third stage, if a winner remains to be undecided.
Third tie-break stage
A two-game blitz collection is performed, the place every participant is given 5 minutes, with an extra three seconds added after every transfer. Then comes the final stage.
Sudden dying blitz
The time management for every recreation is three minutes, with a two-second increment. Heaps can be drawn to find out which participant performs white. If drawn, the gamers will swap colors and play once more, till a decisive result’s obtained.
