Chess was and will always be a king’s game. Just like the king decides where to strike next, in the same way, a chess player decides where to create an opening to move forward. Things can get really nerve-wracking for players as well as fans from time to time. Something similar happened at the Chess World Cup.
Even after two games, the result of the Chess World Cup final is still very much undecided. R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen have already played two games in the classical format. However, the winner is yet to be decided. As a result, both the chess masters will have to face each other in a shorter format on the 24th of August, Thursday.
The two tie-breaker matches would be played in a much shorter format, with each player getting 25 minutes of time, and each player would be given a 10-second increment for every move. This would be given from the very first move of the game. However, if the winner is still undecided, the format would be shifted from 25 minutes to 10 minutes, with 10 10-second increments for each player from move 1.
If those matches fail to determine the winner as well, then the format would be again shifted to a five-minute format and a 3-second increment with each move. Therefore, as is apparent from the official plan of the tie-breaker schedule, the officials are hell-bent on deciding a winner. Both the players are giants in their own space.
Therefore, it is just a matter of time before one dominates the other in this game of wits and intelligence. Given how the two tie-breaker matches went, fans and critics believe that the match will certainly go to the blitz portion of the event. So fans of chess across the globe are going to be glued to their TV sets in order to know who dominated whom. Keep following our page for more sports-related content.
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