Player of the Match News

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Will any game feature an opening move other than 1. e4 or 1. d4?

Will White win more games than Black?

Will there be a streak of 4 or more consecutive draws?

Will the match be tied (e.g., 1–1 or 2–2) after the first four games?

Will a player who loses a game eventually win the match?

Will the match be decided before Game 14?

Will any game exceed 100 moves?

Will the venue be in Europe?

Will there be 4 or more decisive (non-draw) games in the classical portion?

There will be more decisive games than the previous Championship (5)

Will the match be decided by a margin of 2 or more points in the classical portion?

Will Magnus Carlsen provide official commentary for at least one game? (Stays on any stream for >= 45 minutes)

Will Game 1 or Game 2 be a decisive result (not a draw)?

Will Gukesh win a game immediately following a loss?

Gukesh retains his WC title

Will it be decided by tiebreaks?

The "Home Field" Factor: Will the venue be in either India or Uzbekistan?

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