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 “11th Norway Chess 2023”]
[Site “Stavanger NOR”]
[Date “2023.05.30”]
[Round “1.2”]
[White “Firouzja, Alireza”]
[Black “Gukesh, D.”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2785”]
[BlackElo “2732”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “C54”]
[Opening “Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6”]
[Termination “Unknown”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 h6 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6 } 7. Nbd2 a5 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1 a4 10. Bb5 a3 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bc4 Ne7 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. h3 c6 15. Bb3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Be6 18. Nh5 Bc7 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qd6 21. Ng3 Rad8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qg4 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nxb4 25. Bg5 hxg5 26. cxb4 g6 27. Rad1 Qxb4 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 29. Rb1 Qf4 30. Rxb7 Nd3 31. Rd1 Nc1 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kh2 Rd2 34. Qe4 Rfxf2 35. Rxc7 Rxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Qd2+ { Black wins. } 0-1
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