The two players in the lead earned the same number of points, so the competition will go into a tiebreaker.
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Tiebreaker
//ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ//
Synonyms for "tiebreaker" (2 found)
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12 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- desempat noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Finnish
1 entries- tasapelin ratkaisija noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
French
2 entries- belle noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
- match de barrage noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
German
2 entries- Stichentscheid noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
- Stichkampf noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Italian
1 entries- spareggio noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Macedonian
1 entries- мајсторка noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Portuguese
2 entries- desempate noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
- tiebreak noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Spanish
1 entries- desempate noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
Swedish
1 entries- tiebreak noun (something that is used to pick a winner)
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In the first set, both players scored the same number of points and the decision went to the tiebreaker.
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After the 13th game, Nepo and Ding are up to 6½ points and the contest is still incredibly exciting. There is still one game left: whoever wins will be the world chess champion; but if it ends in a tie, a tiebreaker will be played.
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Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion. In the tiebreaker, the first three games ended in a draw, and the fourth, with Ding leading the black pieces in a Spanish opening, was sensationally won by the Chinese Dragon, who thus overcame the Russian Bear, Ian Nepomniachtchi. The top of the chess universe has a new face.
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