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BUDAPEST: Norway’s Karsten Warholm produced a fighting performance to regain his 400m hurdles title but teammate Jakob Ingebrigtsen once again fell short in the 1500m on a pulsating night at the world championships on Wednesday.
With Game 1 and Game 2 ending in stalemates, the Chess World Cup final between India's R Praggnanandhaa and world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen will be decided in tie-breakers. In the first game on Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa, playing with white pieces, failed to gain any advantage against Carlsen as both players shook hands after 35 moves. Game 2, on the other hand, saw a similar conclusion as both players agreed on a draw after just 30 moves.
Norway's world number one Chess player Magnus Carlsen said that he will be able to have a good chance at winning the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup final if he regains his full health on Thursday in the ongoing match against R Praggnanandhaa. The second game of Classical Chess at the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) World Cup final between Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen ended in a draw on Wednesday, with the winner of the tournament set to be decided on Thursday.
The Chess World Cup final between Indian teenager R Praggnanandhaa and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen went into the tie-breakers after the second game of the title clash ended in a draw on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the first game also ended in a draw. The second game finished quite quickly as after only 30 moves the players decided to shake hands. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks on Thursday.
All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor said on Wednesday that the world's number one chess player Magnus Carlsen could have been aggressive and taken his chances during the second game of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup final against R Praggnanandhaa and expressed his belief that the 18-year-old Indian grandmaster will emerge as victorious in the tie-breaker on Thursday. The second game of Classical Chess at the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) World Cup final between Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw on Wednesday, with the winner of the tournament set to be decided on Thursday. The contest between these two Chess stars has now moved to tie-breakers.
In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves on Wednesday. The two players settled for a quiet draw in the second classical game after one-and-a-half hours of play. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks on Thursday. Five-time world champion Carlsen played a solid game with white pieces against Praggnanandhaa.
GENEVA: Mauro Icardi’s clever goal then an unselfish assist on the winner in stoppage time lifted Galatasaray to a 3-2 victory at Molde in the first leg of a Champions League qualifying playoff Wednesday.
BUDAPEST: Briton Josh Kerr pulled off one of the shocks of the World Championships when he beat Olympic champion and hot favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen in an absolute carbon copy of last year's final to take 1,500m gold on Wednesday (Aug 23).