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 “FIDE World Championship Match 2024”]
[Site “Singapore SGP”]
[Date “2024.12.07”]
[Round “10”]
[White “Ding, Liren”]
[Black “Gukesh D”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2728”]
[BlackElo “2783”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D02”]
[Opening “Queen’s Pawn Game: London System”]
[Termination “Unknown”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 { D02 Queen’s Pawn Game: London System } e6 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. c4 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ne4 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Rac1 Be8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Kf1 Kg7 20. a3 f5 21. Ke1 Kf6 22. Be2 Ne7 23. g3 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Nd2 Nd6 26. Nc4 Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Bc6 28. f4 b6 29. Kd2 Ke7 30. Kc3 Kd6 31. b4 f6 32. Kd4 h6 33. Bb3 Bb7 34. Bc4 Bc6 35. Bb3 Bb7 36. Bc4 Bc6 { wins. } 1/2-1/2
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