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Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship match between India’s D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren.
World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren
Reigning World Champion Ding Liren, representing China, and challenger Gukesh Dommaraju, from India, will face each other in a fourteen-game classical chess match in the 2024 FIDE World Championship match at Singapore’s Equarius Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa from November 23 to December 13.
The player who scores 7.5 points or more will claim the title, picking up the better part of the USD 2.5 million total prize fund.
Here’s everything you need to know about World Chess Championship 2024 – D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren:
When is the World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Liren?
November 23 will see the official opening ceremony with the first game on November 25.
What is the schedule for the World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Liren?
November 23, Saturday: Opening ceremony.
November 24, Sunday: Rest day
November 25, Monday: Game 1
November 26, Tuesday: Game 2
November 27, Wednesday: Game 3
November 28, Thursday: Rest day
November 29, Friday: Game 4
November 30, Saturday: Game 5
December 1, Sunday: Game 6
December 2, Monday: Rest day
December 3, Tuesday: Game 7
December 4, Wednesday: Game 8
December 5, Thursday: Game 9
December 6, Friday: Rest day
December 7, Saturday: Game 10
December 8, Sunday: Game 11
December 9, Monday: Game 12
December 10, Tuesday: Rest day
December 11, Wednesday: Game 13
December 12, Thursday: Game 14
December 13, Friday: Tiebreaks (if necessary)
December 14, Saturday: Closing ceremony
Games start at 2.30 PM IST.
What is the format for the World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Liren?
The match is scheduled for 14 classical games. The winner will be the first to score 7.5 points or more. Each game will feature 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 kicking in on move 41.
If the match ends in a tie after 14 games, a rapid-play tie-break will determine the champion.
Who is Ding Liren?
Rated 2728, Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren is the reigning World Champion. At 32, he will defend his title for the first time, after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2023, in arguably one of the most exciting matches in history.
He is the highest-rated Chinese player of all time, with a peak rating of 2816 in 2018, and a three-time Chinese champion. Amongst his many unbelievable achievements is a 100-game unbeaten streak, one of the longest in history, which will forever remain in the memories of chess fans all over the world.
Notwithstanding, the 2023 World Championship match took its toll. Personal difficulties including depression led to a nine-month hiatus from competitive chess, during which he focused on his mental health. His return to the board at Tata Steel at the beginning of 2024 didn’t go as expected, while Norway Chess in June also turned into another unremarkable performance.
Recent events such as the 11th Sinquefield Cup and the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest don’t give the impression that Ding is fully recovered, but without a doubt if he is able to bring his best game to Singapore he will be a formidable opponent.
Who is D Gukesh?
18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the chess world by storm. Currently boasting a whopping 2783 FIDE rating, number five in the world, Gukesh qualified for this match by dominating the 2024 April Candidates tournament in Toronto; in his first-ever appearance he claimed first, becoming the youngest-ever challenger in the history of chess.
An under-12 World Youth Champion in Spain, multiple gold medalist in the Asian games, dominating many international tournaments all over the world, Gukesh has built an extraordinary career over the past six years.
His recent achievements also include an impressive gold medal on board one of the Indian team that brilliantly won the 45th Chess Olympiad, renewing an individual gold that he secured in his hometown, Chennai, two years before.
Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if Gukesh will be able to continue this seemingly untrue run of success, avoiding the inevitable spotlights and attention that he will experience.
Ding Liren vs D Gukesh – Head-to-Head
Due to the age gap, Gukesh and Ding Liren have only faced each other on three occasions in classical chess, with a total score of 2.5 to 0.5 for the Chinese Grandmaster, who defeated his opponent twice at the Tata Steel Masters in 2023 and 2024.
How did Ding and Gukesh qualify for the World Chess Championship match?
The defending Champion is Ding Liren, who won the title after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in April 2023 on tiebreaks. The Challenger is the 18-year-old Gukesh D from India, who won the Candidates Tournament in April 2024 in Toronto.
What is the Prize money for World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Liren?
The total prize money for the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship match between India’s D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren is USD 2.5 million.
Ding and Gukesh will get USD 200,000 for each game won with the remaining money being split equally between the two players. In case the match is decided via a tie-break, the winner will get USD 1,300,000, and the runner-up will get USD 1,200,000.
How to I watch the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship match live streaming?
Fans will be able to watch the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship matches live on the YouTube and Twitch channels of FIDE and Chess.com. There is no official telecast of the event on television.
- Location :
Singapore, Singapore
