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World number-one Magnus Carlsen will take on GM Alireza Firouzja in the 2025 Esports World Cup Grand Final after defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura 4-3 in an epic match decided only in armageddon. Carlsen had earlier defeated GM Nihal Sarin 2.5-0.5, while Firouzja swept aside GM Arjun Erigaisi 4-1 in the other semifinal. While Carlsen and Firouzja play for $250,000, Nakamura will take on Arjun for the $145,000 third-place prize.

The final day is Friday, August 1, starting at 8 a.m. ET / 14:00 CEST / 5:30 p.m. IST

Carlsen 4-3 Nakamura

The Esports World Cup Semifinals were best-of-six and the final match of the day saw the world numbers one and two clash for a spot in the Grand Final. Once again it didn't disappoint! 

Firouzja 4-1 Arjun

The first two games had a huge influence on this match. "Game one he played well and I lost," conceded Arjun, which is true, though it's noteworthy that if he'd moved his king in a different direction at the end (50...Kc4! instead of 50...Ke3?) it was still possible to escape with an unlikely draw

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