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India’s D Gukesh will take on defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship final, set to happen between November 25 and December 13. Here are all the frequently asked questions (FAQs) answered about World Chess Championship 2024. The 2024 World Chess Championship match between D.
Gukesh and Ding Liren consists of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion.
If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner. Game 1 - November 25, 2024 - Monday Game 2 - November 26, 2024 - Tuesday Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Wednesday Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Friday Game 5 - November 30, 2024 - Saturday Game 6 - December 1, 2024 - Sunday Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Tuesday Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Wednesday Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Thursday Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Saturday Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Sunday Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Monday Rest Day - December 10, 2024 - Tuesday Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Wednesday Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Thursday Tie-breaks (If needed) - December 13, 2024 - Wednesday *All games will start at 2:30 PM IST (17:00 local time). The World Chess Championship match will consist of 14 classical games.
Each game will adhere to a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 41. If the World Chess Championship match goes to tie-breaks: Rapid Match: Four games, 15 minutes per side with a 10-second increment. The first to score 21⁄2 points wins.
Mini Rapid Match (if tied): Two games, 10 minutes per side with a 5-second increment. The first to score 11⁄2 points wins. Blitz Match (if still tied): Two games, 3 minutes per side with a 2-second increment.
The first to score 11⁄2 points wins. Sudden Death Blitz (if still tied): Single blitz games with 3 minutes per side and a 2-second increment, alternating colours until one player wins. A drawing of lots determines who plays White before each mini-match.
The total prize fund for the event is $2.5 million (approximately Rs 20.8 crore).
Each player earns $200,000 (Rs 1.67 crore) for every game they win (including forfeits). The remaining prize money is split equally between the players.
If tiebreaks are required, the winner gets $1.3 million (Rs10.83 crore), and the loser gets $1.
2 million (Rs10 crore). This distribution also applies if the final score is 71⁄2–61⁄2 (13 decisive games) or 8–6 (14 decisive games). The World Chess Championship final between India’s Gukesh and China’s Ding will happen in Singapore, with Resorts World Sentosa set to act as the host.
Where to watch the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 matches? The World Chess Championship 2024 match between Gukesh and Ding will be streamed on FIDE social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), Chess.com social media handles (YouTube, Twitch) etc.
You can follow all the live action, commentary, moves and live chess board widgets on Sportstar’s daily match blog. Comments Related stories Related Topics Ding Liren / D. Gukesh / World Chess Championship / FIDE Latest on Sportstar.
