Sunday 16:00: THE GRAND FINAL

Anatoly Karpov 3-2 Hicham Hamdouchi

The match was simply fantastic. Hicham worries Karpov with the white pieces. The latter misses a combination and finds himself in a difficult situation. Lacking time, the former world champion comes back gradually in the game. But in the final sprint, the Moroccan dominates.

In the second game, the former world champion dominates against the Moroccan’s Benoni defence.

We now come to the tiebreak. Another match consisting of two games takes place but each player is allocated less time. With the white pieces, Karpov dominates in a Maroczy type of position. In the second game, same scenario. The Moroccan creates problems for Karpov and his caro-kann defence, finishing in spectacular style.

Then comes sudden death…