Magnus Carlsen v Ian Nepomniachtchi: World Chess Championship Game 8 – live!
- Norwegian leads 4-3 in best-of-14 title showdown
- Carlsen and Nepo play to 41-move draw in Game 7
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A quick refresher on the format for this world championship match. It will consist of 14 classical games with each player awarded one point for a win and a half-point for a draw. Whoever reaches seven and a half points first will be declared the champion. (Carlsen leads 4-3 over Nepomniachtchi at the midpoint.)
The time control for each game is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.
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