Later this month, India’s D. Gukesh will compete against world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, hoping to write history.
Gukesh is already making history: at the age of 17, he became the youngest winner of the highly competitive Candidates tournament, earning him a chance to compete for the world championship. He could now become the youngest world champion in history at the age of 18.
Many grandmasters, including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Anish Giri, have already declared that Gukesh has a better chance of winning the tournament. According to Ding Liren himself, he is extremely concerned about losing the world title.
What is the schedule of the World Chess Championship
There will be 14 match days and 4 rest days during the three-week World Chess Championship. On November 23, there will be an opening ceremony for the World Chess Championship.
What is the format of the World Chess Championship
The first player to reach 7.5 points between Gukesh and Ding Liren would be the winner of the 2024 World Chess Championship, but in case both players are tied on points after 14 games, a tiebreak is scheduled to be played the next day to decide the winner. .
What is the time control of the World Chess Championship
As previously stated, there will be 14 classical games in the World Championship match. Every game will have a 120-minute time limit for the first 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the remaining moves, with a 30-second increment beginning with move 41.
What is the prize money of the World Chess Championship
FIDE and the organizers have announced that the total World Championship match prize money of $2.5 million will be distributed based on the results of the games. It was decided that each player would receive $2,00,000 (approximately Rs 1.68 crore) for winning each game. The remaining prize money will be divided equally among the remaining players. If the winner is decided on tie-break, the winner will get $13,00,000 (approximately Rs 10.9 crore), and the runner-up will get $12,00,000 (approximately Rs 10.1 crore).
What is the venue of the World Chess Championship
The 2024 FIDE World Championship Match will be held at Singapore’s opulent Resorts World Sentosa, a top resort renowned for its top-notch amenities and breathtaking setting.
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