The FIDE World Championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from Asia, the reigning World Champion, China’s Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh from India competing for the title and a prize fund of US$2.5 million.
Host
The event is held in Singapore, one of the most iconic global tourist and business hubs in the world. This will only be the second time the World Championship match is hosted in Southeast Asia after Baguio in 1978.
Venue
The match is contested at Resorts World Sentosa, renowned for its luxurious facilities and world-class hospitality. Sentosa is an island resort off Singapore’s southern coast, connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk and monorail.
Regulations
Best of 14 classical games, with a 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. If the score after 14 games is equal, tie-breaks will be played.
PGN OF THE GAME IN THE VIDEO:
[Event “Open”]
[Site “”]
[Date “2024.05.28”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Ding Liren”]
[Black “Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu”]
[Result “*”]
[WhiteElo “?”]
[BlackElo “?”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “A15”]
[Opening “English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense”]
[Termination “Unterminated”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. c4 Nf6 { A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense } 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Re1 O-O 10. Na3 h6 11. Bf4 Bc5 12. Nc2 Nd7 13. a3 a5 14. b3 Re8 15. Bd2 e5 16. b4 Bd6 17. c5 Bf8 18. Rc1 axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Na3 b5 21. Nxb5 Ba6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. cxd6 Nxb4 24. Qa4 Nxd3 25. Qxa6 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 Rb6 27. Qa3 Qf6 28. Nxd4 Rxd6 29. Nf3 Nb6 30. Bb4 Rde6 31. Nd2 Qg6 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Nd6 Nxb4 34. Nxe8 Nc2 35. Qa8 Kh7 36. Be4 f5 37. Bxc2 Rxe8 38. Qd5 e4 39. Kg2 Qf6 40. Rb1 Re5 41. Qd4 Qe7 42. Rb3 Rc5 43. Bd1 Rc6 44. Be2 Rd6 45. Qc5 Qf6 46. Qe3 Rc6 47. h4 Rc2 48. h5 Qe5 49. Rb5 Qf6 50. Bf1 Qf7 51. Qf4 Qxh5 52. Rxf5 Qe8 53. Re5 Qc8 54. Qxe4+ *
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