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The World Fischer Random Chess Championship semi-finals and final took place in Hovikodden 27th October to 2nd November 2019. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana were the online winners at the start of October who travel to Norway to take on Magnus Carlsen. The points system for each mini-match over various time controls was: Slow rapid: win = 3, draw = 1.5, Fast rapid: win = 2, draw = 1, Blitz: win = 1, draw = 0.5 with tie-breaks in the event of a draw after 6 games. I don't really have a good way to display these games but will try and keep the PGN file up to date. Wesley So won the event destroying Magnus Carlsen 13.5-2.5 in the final. Once Carlsen started losing he just seemed to play worse and worse. Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Fabiano Caruana to finished 3rd.

World Fischer Random 2019 Hovikodden NOR Fri 4th Oct 2019 - Sat 2nd Nov 2019 Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts
	Final
1	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2767	13.5
2	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	NOR	2876	2.5
	3rd-4th Playoff
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	GM	RUS	2776	12.5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2812	5.5
	Semi-final
1	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	NOR	2876	12.5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2812	7.5
1	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2767	13
2	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	GM	RUS	2776	5
	QF Day 1
1	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2812	7
2	Svidler, Peter	GM	RUS	2729	5
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2745	9
2	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2767	3
1	Fedoseev, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2664	8
2	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	GM	IND	2718	4
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	GM	RUS	2776	7
2	Firouzja, Alireza	GM	IRI	2702	6
	QF Day 2
1	Firouzja, Alireza	GM	IRI	2702	7.5
2	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	GM	IND	2718	4.5
1	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2767	6.5
2	Svidler, Peter	GM	RUS	2729	5.5
	QF Day 3
1	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2767	7
2	Fedoseev, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2664	5
1	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2812	6.5
2	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2745	1.5
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	GM	RUS	2776	6.5
2	Firouzja, Alireza	GM	IRI	2702	3.5
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