This is a flash report. The full report is coming soon. 

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are the last players standing at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals.  They will meet for the Title Match to battle for the $200,000 first prize.

Carlsen knocked out his 2018 world championship nemesis GM Fabiano Caruana in armageddon after just two sets. Meanwhile, So vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov went down to the wire going into overtime. 

The Title Match stage begins on Friday, December 15, starting at 12 p.m. ET / 18:00 CET / 10:30 p.m. IST.

The Semifinals format is similar to tennis—three sets decide a winner. Each set consists of four games and a possible armageddon tiebreak; if the players have an even score after two sets, the third will break the tie. For the full format information, read more here.

In game three of their second set, Abdusattorov and So produced an explosive duel featuring one unbelievable move after another. This is our Game of the Day, with analysis by GM Rafael Leitao coming soon in the full report.

The 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals (CCT Finals) is the closing event of the Champions Chess Tour, Chess.com’s most important event to date. The players meet in Toronto, Canada, in a thrilling last clash for the title. The Finals feature a $500,000 prize fund.

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