The FIDE World Cup 2023 winner and the third place will be decided in the tiebreaks in Baku on Thursday.
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen made a quick draw with the white pieces with Indian Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in their second game of the finals.
In the match for third place, American Fabiano Caruana staged a comeback, defeating Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov with white pieces in a hard-fought game where the American had initiative throughout but had to fight hard to win.
The tiebreaks will take place today from 2 PM local time in Baku.