In the quarterfinals, the Norwegian defeated the Ukrainian grandmaster Ivanchuk
16th world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen celebrated the victory World Chess Cup in Azerbaijani Baku.
In the final, the Norwegian grandmaster defeated the Indian Rameshbabu Pragnanandha. Two games ended in a draw, and the fate of the fight was decided by a tie-break. It was won by the more experienced Carlsen against his 18-year-old opponent.
The Norwegian is only 32, but he received the title of grandmaster in the spring of 2004 – more than a year before the birth of Pragnanandha.
Recall that on the way to the final, Magnus managed to defeat the Ukrainian Vasily Ivanchuk in the fifth round of the tournament.
At the same championship, Ukrainian Anna Muzychuk took third place in the women’s bracket.
The FIDE World Cup 2023 will end in the capital of Azerbaijan on August 25.
🏆 Magnus Carlsen is the winner of the 2023 FIDE World Cup! 🏆
Magnus prevails against Praggnanandhaa in a thrilling tiebreak and adds one more prestigious trophy to his collection! Congratulations! 👏
📷Stev Bonhage #FIDEWorldCup pic.twitter.com/sUjBdgAb7a
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 24, 2023
Source: Sportarena
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