NT Reporter | Arpora
The FIDE World Cup final between Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov will be decided in tiebreaks after the second classical game also ended in a draw.
After drawing the opener with black, Wei repeated the same line Sindarov used in his semifinal and the players agreed to a quick draw after the mandatory
30 moves.
In third-place playoff, Yakubboe pushed early but handed Esipenko the initiative by move 11. The Russian then forced resignation in 26 moves.