World Chess Championship 2024: India’s D Gukesh will look to script history when he takes on world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship starting later this month.
Gukesh is already a history-maker: he is the youngest winner of the ultra-competitive Candidates tournament at the age of 17 which earned him a shot at the world championship crown. Now, at the age of 18 he could be the youngest ever world champion in history.
The clash will see two Asians battle it out for the crown for the first time ever.
Plenty of grandmasters, from Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri have already proclaimed Gukesh to have the better odds at winning the event. Ding Liren himself has admitted that he is worried about losing the world championship badly.
Here’s everything you need to know about the World Chess Championship:
What is the schedule of the World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship match takes place over three weeks, with 14 match days and 4 rest days planned. The opening ceremony for the World Chess Championship will be held on November 23.
Here’s the full schedule of the World Championship between Gukesh and Ding Liren:
November 25 (Monday): Game 1
November 26 (Tuesday): Game 2
November 27 (Wednesday): Game 3
November 28: Rest Day
November 29 (Friday): Game 4
November 30 (Saturday): Game 5
December 1 (Sunday): Game 6
December 2 (Monday): Rest Day
December 3 (Tuesday): Game 7
December 4 (Wednesday): Game 8
December 5 (Thursday): Game 9
December 6 (Friday): Rest Day
December 7 (Saturday): Game 10
December 8 (Sunday): Game 11
December 9 (Monday): Game 12
December 10 (Tuesday): Rest Day
December 11 (Wednesday): Game 13
December 12 (Wednesday): Game 14
December 13 (Thursday): Tie-breaks (IF needed)
All games start at 17:00 local time (2:30 pm IST).
What is the format of the World Chess Championship
The first player between Gukesh and Ding Liren to reach 7.5 points will be the winner of the 2024 World Chess Championship. But in the case of both players being tied on points after 14 games, tiebreaks will be played the next day to decide the winner.
What is the time control of the World Chess Championship
As mentioned above, the World Championship match will consist of 14 classical games. Each game will follow the time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41.
What is the prize money of the World Chess Championship
The total prize fund for the World Championship match is $2.5 million. FIDE and the organisers have announced that there will be specific distribution of these funds based on game outcomes. Each player will receive $2,00,000 (approximately Rs 1.68 crore) for each game they win. The remaining prize money will be split equally between the players. If the winner is decided on a tie-break, the prize money will be divided as follows: the winner receives $13,00,000 (approximately Rs 10.9 crore), and the runner-up receives $12,00,000 (approximately Rs 10.1 crore).
What is the venue of the World Chess Championship
The 2024 FIDE World Championship Match will take place in Singapore’s luxurious Resorts World Sentosa, a premier resort known for its world-class facilities and stunning location.
How to watch the World Chess Championship live on streaming?
The FIDE World Championship match will be streamed by the FIDE YouTube channel.
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