At the World Chess Cup in Baku on August 24, the tie-break of the final as well as the match for third place in the men's section began, AzVision.az reports.
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India) play in the final. The two chess players played two classical games in the final to draw. The winner of the World Cup will be determined by a tie-break.
Nijat Abbasov (Azerbaijan) and Fabiano Caruana (USA) play in the match for third place. The first game of the match was won by the Azerbaijani chess player, and the second game ended with Caruana's victory. Since the winner of the match for third place was not revealed by the results of two classical games, it will be determined by the results of the tie-break.
The starting list of the Chess World Cup of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Baku included 206 chess players in the open section and 103 in the women's section.
The Chess World Cup is being held in Azerbaijan for the second time. For the first time, three of the best players from both the open and women's sections will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2024.
The games of the FIDE World Cup 2023 will be broadcast on the official website of the competition in Azerbaijani and English. The tournament will continue until August 25. The prize fund for the Cup is set at $2 million.
The Women's Chess World Cup in Baku ended on August 21. It was won by Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE); Nurgul Salimova (Bulgaria) took second place, and Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) took third place.
The Chess World Cup is being held at Marriott Boulevard in Baku.
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