On Thursday at 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, Indian prodigy Pragg earned his first victory of tournament by defeating Le Quang Liem, we take a look at the tournament schedule, date, time, format, list of participants, standings, prize money, & streaming details
At SHACK15 in San Francisco, where there was a day of rapid victories, the World Champion destroyed Mamedyarov 3-0 to maintain joint-top position as the competition neared its halfway point. Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, who won the World Cup, are tied after Duda defeated Anish Giri 2.5-0.5 and won with one game remaining. On Monday, Carlsen and Duda are scheduled to compete.
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2022 Results Today, Day 4 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Standings And Live Stream
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2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: Leg 9 – Tour Finals Results Today, Day 4 Schedule, Date, Time, & Fixtures
Praggnanandhaa’s loss to Anish Giri in Round 2 was particularly upsetting because he had started the match with back-to-back victories before his opponent came back to win the tiebreaker. At only 17, Pragg is fast to bounce back, as evidenced by his decisive 3-0 victory over Le Quang Liem in the subsequent round. Thus, Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who each won their three matches without the need for a tiebreaker in any of them, are five points ahead of Pragg and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who are currently tied for third position with Pragg on 4/9 match points.
On Wednesday, all four ties finished in just three matches, but only in two of them, winner managed to bag victory by score of 3-0. Similar to Pragg, Magnus Carlsen defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and recorded three straight victories. Wesley So, who had previously lost to Carlsen and Le, ultimately won his match against Arjun Erigaisi after the grandmaster from Philippines won tie 2.5-0.5. Meanwhile, Duda recorded two wins over Giri to secure his third straight victory in tournament and stay level with Magnus Carlsen.
Wesley So will compete against Indian phenom Pragg on Friday during Round 4 matches of 2022 Tour Finals, and Duda will compete against Liem Le. Arjun, who will be hungry to win his opening match, will go against Mamedyarov while Carlsen will take on Anish Giri.
Following is the results & schedule of ongoing 2022 Tour Finals:
Round-3 Results (16th November)
- Magnus Carlsen 3-0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Wesley So 2.5-0.5 Arjun Erigaisi
- Liem Quang Le 0-3 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2.5-0.5 Anish Giri
Round-4 Schedule (17th November)
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Arjun Erigaisi
- Liem Quang Le vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
- Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Wesley So
- Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: Leg 9 – Tour Finals 2022 Prize Money Pool Distribution
Each four-game tie winner will earn a prize of $7,500; however, if a tiebreaker is necessary, the victor will receive $5,000 as opposed to the loser’s $2,500. The player who triumphs in all seven rounds will get $52,500 from the $210,000 prize fund for the 2022 Tour Finals. Duda and Magnus Carlsen have each earned won the maximum $21,500 in prize money after the first three rounds.
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
On chess24’s YouTube and Twitch feeds, the 2022 Tour Finals will be live streamed for people all around the world. Users will be able to follow every move in real time on the interactive board on the official Chess24 website. Spectators from all over the world will be paying great attention to Pragg and Wesley So’s showdown on Friday.