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 “2024.12.09”]
[Round “12”]
[White “Ding, Liren”]
[Black “Gukesh D”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2728”]
[BlackElo “2783”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “A13”]
[Opening “English Opening: Agincourt Defense”]
[Termination “Unknown”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. c4 e6 { A13 English Opening: Agincourt Defense } 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O Nc6 6. e3 Be7 7. d3 dxe3 8. Bxe3 e5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 h6 11. a3 a5 12. h3 Be6 13. Kh2 Rb8 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Nb5 Bf5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Qd2 Bg6 18. d4 e4 19. Ng1 Nb6 20. Qc3 Bf6 21. Qc2 a4 22. Ne2 Bg5 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Rc8 25. Qc3 Nb8 26. d5 Qd7 27. d6 c5 28. Nc7 Rf8 29. Bxe4 Nc6 30. Bg2 Rcd8 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. cxd5 Nb8 33. Qxc5 Rc8 34. Qd4 Na6 35. Re7 Qb5 36. d7 Rc4 37. Qe3 Rc2 38. Bd6 f6 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Bxf8+ Kxf8 41. d8=Q+ { White wins. } 1-0
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