Carlsen Wins First World Cup, Caruana Officially Books Candidates

The 2023 FIDE World Cup concluded August 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan as both the title and third-place matches were decided after a pair of rapid tiebreak games. Top-seeded GM Magnus Carlsen defeated 18-year-old Indian GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu ("Pragg") 2½–1½ as GM Fabiano Caruana came back from losing his first classical game to Azerbaijani underdog GM Nijat Abasov to win 3–1.  

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