INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: After drawing the first two games, India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Norway's Magnus Carlsen are set to clash in the
tie-breaks of the Chess World Cup at Baku in Azerbaijan on Thursday.A quiet draw in 30 moves from the white side of Four Knights Spanish
game by Carlsen on the second day took the title clash to tie-breaks.Carlsen gave one moment of subtle joy in the second classical game
where he played a rook move (Rhd1), thereby denying Prag a long castle and with that stopped a tiny window to create pressure
When the draw was agreed, they had six pawns and dark-coloured bishop each.Here are the tie-breaks rules for the Chess World Cup final:- If
the score is level after the two regular games, after a new drawing of colours done immediately after Game 2, two tie-break games shall be
played with time control of 25 minutes for each player + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.- If the score is level after
the games, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be played with time control of 10 minutes for each player + 10 seconds
increment per move, starting from move 1.- If the scores are level after the games, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be
played with time control of 5 minutes for each player + 3 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.- If the score is still level
after the games, then after a new drawing of colours, one game with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting
from move 1 shall be played to determine the winner.- If the game is drawn, another game shall be played with a time control of 3 minutes +
2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1 with the colours reversed from the previous game.- If the game is drawn, the procedure
shall be repeated until the first game won by one of the players.Here's everything you need to know about the Chess World Cup final between
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen:What: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen, Chess World Cup finalWhen: August 24
(Thursday)Where: Baku, AzerbaijanTime: 4:30 pm (IST)Where to watch: https://www.fide.com/Where to follow Live:
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