Panaji, Nov 23 (PTI) Uzbekistan’s GM Javokhir Sindarov and Chinese GM Wei Yi set up the FIDE World Cup final against each other after winning their respective semifinals here Sunday and in the process confirmed their spots in the Candidates.

Both the classical games in the two semifinals had ended in draws and this meant that the rapid skills of all the players were to be tested in the tie-break.

Sindarov, who had ended the dream run of GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara in the quarterfinals, put himself in the driver’s seat to advance when he defeated Nodirbek Yakubboev in the first rapid game with black pieces.

The 19-year-old forced Nordirbek to resign after 47 moves as he almost converted his c file pawn into a queen in a rook-pawn ending.

He then comfortably drew the second game w

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