World Champion Gukesh D Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2024 FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT April 2024. Toronto, Canada The winner of this 8-player double round-robin (all-play-all twice) becomes the Challenger for the chess crown. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the play...
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The World Chess Championship takes place 7th April (opening ceremony) to 1st May 2023. The match is between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren. The current World Champion Magnus Carlsen announced in July last year he would not be defending his title, he seems to have more or less made up ...
What is the 2023 World Chess Championship? Taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, the 14-match battle between Nepomniachtchi and Ding serves to determine the successor of Magnus Carlsen, the world #1 who decided to give up his title after being the undisputed world champion since 2013. His two ...
In the critical game of round 16, Gunina defeated the Women's World Champion in classical chess, Ju Wenjun and entered the final round as the sole leader, with half a point of advantage. In round 17, Gunina was playing as White against Anna Muzychuk, the two-time Women's World Blitz...
Ding's title is a dream come true not only for him, but generations of Chinese chess players past and present. His world title victory trended widely on Chinese social media. The hashtag "Ding Liren becomes chess...
Carlsen quickly congratulated his successor on Twitter, joining the chorus of the rest of the chess world. Self-pinning for immortality. Congrats Ding!!https://t.co/pswA5g6bz9 — Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen)April 30, 2023 Related:World Chess Championship 2023: Schedule, players, and story...
Featuring ballet and Artificial Intelligence, the grand opening ceremony in Astana was a perfect blend of tradition and innovation, setting the stage for a battle to crown the next world chess champion. The 2023 FIDE World Championship Match is officially underway in Astana following a show where ...
On the occasion of World Chess Day on July 20, 2022, while the world is celebrating, the reigning world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, announced that he will not seek to defend his title, meaning that the 2023 FIDE World Championship will feature the winners of the Candidates Tournament, ...
ASTANA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia 2.5-1.5 in the 2023 FIDE World Championship final tie-breaker on Sunday, becoming the first Chinese male player to win the chess world championship. ...