Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- There is a certain level of uncertainty that comes with the Chess World Cup. Most tournaments follow a straight-forward round robin format. But the World Cup, a near month-long competition with 206 players vying for the title, is one of the sport's most treacherous events. So much so that the great Magnus Carlsen, a five-time world champion and the world no.1 for over a decade, won the World Cup for the first time at the last edition in 2023. And it all stems from the fact that the mega-event follows a knockout format. Getting to the final means an unseeded player will have to win seven rounds - each consisting two classical games, followed by and a series of rapid and blitz tiebreaks if it is required - to get to the fin...