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World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE World Cup final by beating his 18-year-old opponent R Praggnanandhaa on Thursday. The World No. 1 won Game 1 of the tiebreaker earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
\nFIDE World Cup winner Magnus Carlsen.<\/p>\n
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In the second game of the tiebreaker, the Norwegian pulled off a draw with white pieces to seal the title. The two players had played out one draw each on Tuesday and Wednesday. Carlsen will take home $1,10,000, while Pragg will take home $80,000.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udfc6 Magnus Carlsen is the winner of the 2023 FIDE World Cup! \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n
Magnus prevails against Praggnanandhaa in a thrilling tiebreak and adds one more prestigious trophy to his collection! Congratulations! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n
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\u2014 International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The tie-breaker was divided into three stages, with the first two rapid games fetching each player 25 minutes, with a 10-second increment per move.<\/p>\n
\nPraggnanandhaa is the runner-up of the 2023 FIDE World Cup! \ud83e\udd48<\/p>\n
Congratulations to the 18-year-old Indian prodigy on an impressive tournament! \ud83d\udc4f
On his way to the final, Praggnanandhaa beat, among others, world #2 Hikaru Nakamura and #3 Fabiano Caruana! By winning the silver\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zJh9wQv5pS<\/a><\/p>\n