World Chess Championship kicks off in Singapore
The FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2024 is taking place in Singapore from November 25 to December 13.
The championship is held between title defender Ding Liren from China and Gukesh Dommaraju from India, the winner of the Candidates Chess Tournament.
The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the World Championship Match, the Armenian Chess Federation reports.
In case of a tie, the champion would be determined in a rapid chess playoff.
All the games start at 5 p.m. local time, and there is a rest day after every three rounds.
The players cannot draw a game by agreement before black’s 40th move. A claim for a draw before black’s 40th move is permitted only in cases of a draw by threefold repetition or a stalemate.
The prize fund is $2.5 million.