Fischer Random World Chess Championship - So defeats Carlsen

Final - Day 3

The Fischer Random World Championship finals start with four "slow rapid" games in which players receiving 45 minutes for the 40 first moves, 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with no increment. Each win is worth 3 points, with 1½ points given to each player in case of a draw. Full details below!

Reports on the Final: Day 1 | Day 2

Live commentary

Final match score

Wesley So closed out Magnus Carlsen on the final day of the Final match on Saturday, while Ian Nepomniachtchi rebounded from his loss to So by beating Fabiano Caruana in the consolation match.

Rank	Name	Score	Rating
1	So, Wesley	13½/16	2767
2	Carlsen, Magnus	2½/20	2876

Rank	Name	Score	Rating
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	12½/18	2776
2	Caruana, Fabiano	5½/18	2812

Carlsen and So advance in the semis

Carlsen defeated Caruana and Wesley So dominated Ian Nepomniachtchi, thus Carlsen and So will face-off in the final beginning on Thursday.

Rank	Name	Score	Rating
1	Carlsen, Magnus	12½/20	2876
2	Caruana, Fabiano	7½/20	2812

Rank	Name	Score	Rating
1	So, Wesley	13/18	2767
2	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	5/18	2776

Report on the semi-final

The format

Opening package: 1.b3 and Black Secrets in the Modern Italian

Wesley So published two new opening DVDs: 1.b3, the so called Nimzo-Larsen-Attack, for White and his black secrets in the modern Italian. Get them in a package and save money!

Once again, the venue is the Henie Onstad Art Center in Høvikodden, a picturesque headland in the Bærum municipality. As usual, Norwegian TV is broadcasting the event for the national audience.

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Norwegian state broadcaster NRK covered the event last year | Photo: Maria Emelianova / chess.com

Unlike last year, however, the semis and the finals will now be played across three different time controls — slow rapid, fast rapid and blitz. Each match-up will last three days, with the following timeline in place:

Days one and two: Two slow rapid games each day (four total) — 45 minutes for the 40 first moves, 15 minutes for the rest of the game. No increment. Each win is worth 3 points, with 1½ points given to each player in case of a draw.

Day three:

Four fast rapid games — 15 minutes plus 2-second increments. Each win is worth 2 points.
Four blitz games — 3 minutes plus 2-second increments. Each win is worth 1 point.
Tiebreaker: Armageddon – 5/4 minutes, no increment, Black advances if game drawn.

The semi-finals take place from October 27^th until the 29^th, while the final and the match for third place will take place from October 31^st until November 2^nd. Wednesday October 30^th will be a rest day.

Fischer Random World Championship 2019