2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships: Official Discussion Thread

Can y'all imagine the headlines if Hans wins this match? Even if it's just a short blitz match.

Ok, Magnus won game 3, the score is 1.5 to 1.5

Welp, The Magster won 2.5 to 1.5

Mags gonna win this in Cargo pants

This is good content for Hikaru

ju wenjun won

tie for first

Nepo and Magnus share 1st place in the open, while Ju Wenjun wins Women's section.

Why do they tie?

Magnus and Nepo declared co - champs.

Can someone please explain why they don't play eight game ?

Magnus & Nepo don't keep playing until there's a winner??

Mmm

Magnus doing Magnus things. He just suggests, make his claims (as we all do), and fide accepts everything...

Magnus even had his denim shirt on to go with the jeans just for the the matches today.

They should've at least played tomorrow.

Awesome final

What a pathetic anti-climax

They should keep playing until somebody wins. I thought that was the plan.

They should play on, but it is so chaotic and crazy that I am loving it. Complete insanity.

Absolutely ridiculous. I do not even support Magnus' rebellion, but the fact that FIDE prioritizes punishing someone for jeans over maintaining the integrity of what it means to be a champion (not co champion) is ridiculous.

So what's going on? When will their next game be played?