The game was uneventful, but Poland's Duda was the happier of the two with the result, having had a day less to prepare after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the semi-finals in a tiebreak situation yesterday.

Duda, the 12th seed, was also playing with black chess pieces, which usually poses a disadvantage at the top level as the player goes second.

If the pair draw again tomorrow, a third day and a tiebreak of two games of rapid chess will be needed.

Russia's Karjakin, the World Cup winner in 2015, began the tournament seeded 10th.

In the opening game of the third-place playoff, Carlsen recovered from his shock defeat to Duda to defeat Russian 30th seed Vladimir Fedoseev.

His opening move - the King’s Indian Defence - was a statement of intent for the world champion, who attacked his opponent from the off.

Fedoseev responded well, but Carlsen started sacrificing pieces to set up his final play.

Carlsen was left with a bishop to Fedoseev's rook, giving him a significant advantage and finished off the job on move 40.