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 “2024.12.05”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Gukesh D”]
[Black “Ding, Liren”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2783”]
[BlackElo “2728”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “E11”]
[Opening “Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation”]
[Termination “Unknown”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 { E11 Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation } 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bc3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. b4 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qb2 Nb6 16. Ba5 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bxf3 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Bxf3 Ra6 20. Qb5 Rxa2 21. Nxb6 Qa7 22. Qb1 Rb8 23. dxc5 Ra6 24. Qb5 Bxc5 25. Qxc5 Qxb6 26. Qxb6 Raxb6 27. Rc6 Rxc6 28. Bxc6 g5 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. h3 h5 32. Ra1 Rc2 33. Bb5 Rc5 34. Bd3 Nd7 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Rc3 37. Kf2 Nc5 38. Ke3 Nxd3 39. exd3 Rc2 40. Kf3 Rd2 41. Ra3 Kg6 42. Rb3 f6 43. Ra3 Kf5 44. Ra5+ e5 45. fxe5 Rxd3+ 46. Ke2 Rxh3 47. exf6+ Kxf6 48. Kf2 h4 49. Kg2 Rg3+ 50. Kh2 Kg6 51. Rb5 Rg5 52. Rxg5+ Kxg5 53. Kh3 Kf6 54. Kxh4 { wins. } 1/2-1/2
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