The title of world chess champion in Astana will be decided by a tie-break, as the result after the 14th game of classical chess between the Russian Jan Nepomnyašnji and the Chinese Ding Liren is tied - 7:7.
Today, the last game of classical chess was played, and after six and a half hours of fighting in which the Chinese had white pieces, there was no winner and the grandmasters agreed on a draw after the 90th move
It is the longest game in a match in Aastana, but the record for the longest game in world championship games belongs to Nepomnjašči and Magnus Karlsen. In 2021, the Norwegian won after the 136th move.
Tomorrow begins the tie-break - four games with a time control of 25 minutes, plus 10 seconds per move. If the score remains tied, two games are played with control for five minutes, plus three seconds per move, then two more games if necessary, then three, plus two blitz games until the first victory.
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