The first day of the finals is over, and fortunately for the spectators we got two matches for the price of one. There's the match between Anish Giri and Ian Nepomniachtchi for all the marbles (or at least the lion's share of them, i.e., for first place), but there's also a match for third between the semi-final losers Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. It's not that the Giri-Nepo match was a snoozefest; in fact, they played interesting chess, and while all four games finished peacefully Giri had chances to win, especially in game 1. Meanwhile, Carlsen bludgeoned So, winning miniatures in games 1 and 4.
Tomorrow is the final day of the tournament, and then we can start rubbing our hands in glee awaiting the resumption of the Candidates tournament next month. But this event is not over, and I've annotated most of today's (or yesterday's, depending on where you are) games for you, here.