Magnus Carlsen decided to take the second day of his World Cup final match against R Praggnanandhaa as a rest day. And he also played like that. A quiet draw in 30 moves from the white side of Four Knights Spanish game by Carlsen has taken the title clash to tie-breaks now.
The Norwegian world No. 1 had said after the first game was drawn on Monday that he was suffering from food poisoning. He said after the second game that his condition has improved. "Still, I didn't have the energy for a full fight," said Carlsen. "I thought let us get one more day of rest and hopefully, I have more strength for tomorrow (Thursday)."
