Who will win the open 2023 Chess World Cup?
Hello everyone, I hope you are well!
This Chess World Cup has given us many emotions and lessons, it has been very interesting to see the best players in the world in action. In addition, it's instructive to know what approaches they use when they have to win by force to continue in competition and what they do when they advance with draws. All that is based on the preparation they have and what they feel more secure, but it is always interesting to see concrete examples of these practices and how it varies depending on the time control in which they are playing.
We are already at the gates of the quarterfinals and we will see extremely attractive matchups, such as:
Magnus Carlsen (2835) vs Dommaraju Gukesh (2744)
Fabiano Caruana (2782) vs Leinier Dominguez (2739)
Arjun Erigaisi (2710) vs R. Praggnanandhaa (2690)
Nijat Abasov (2632) vs (Nepomniachtchi or Vidit, depending on the result of tomorrow's tiebreaks)
Who is your favorite and why?, let me know in the comments.
Have an excellent week!