SINGAPORE: All eyes are on Singapore as it is currently hosting the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 for the first time from Nov 25 to Dec 13 at the Resorts World Sentosa, with reigning champion Din
g Liren taking on challenger 18-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju in a best of 14 matches.
“This year’s Championship has special significance for our part of the world. It is the first ever between two grandmasters from Asia, and we are all looking forward to this. Game four to six will be held on Nov 29 to Dec 1, while game seven to nine will be played on Dec 3 to Dec 5. Game 10 to 12 and game 13 to 14 are scheduled for Dec 7 to Dec 9 and Dec 11 to 12 respectively. The tie-breaker match, if needed, will be on Friday, Dec 13. All matches will start at 5pm Singapore time.
The chess community witnessed the meteoric rise of Indian chess sensation Gukesh D, who has been making waves ever since he became the second-youngest grandmaster in history in January 2019, surpassing Russian Sergey Karjakin by just 17 days.
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