2024 World Chess Championships – Nov 25 to Dec 13
The 2024 World Chess Championship between defending champion Ding Liren and challenger Gukesh Dommaraju is taking place in Singapore from 25th Nov. to 13th Dec. The match is of 14 games, one game per day, every 3 games followed by a rest day. Tiebreak games, if required, will be on 13th Dec. Prize Fund: $3.8 million (AUD).
Game 1 : Gukesh 0 – 1 Ding. French Defence (Classical, Steinitz). 42 moves.
Game 2 : Ding 0.5 – 0.5 Gukesh. Italian Opening (4 Knights). 23 moves.
Game 3 : Gukesh 1 – 0 Ding. Queen’s Gambit Declined (Exchange variation). 37 moves.
Game 4 : Ding 0.5 – 0.5 Gukesh. Réti. 42 moves.
Game 5 : Gukesh 0.5 – 0.5 Ding. French Exchange. 40 moves.
Game 6 : Ding 0.5 – 0.5 Gukesh. London System. 46 moves.
Game 7 : Gukesh 0.5 – 0.5 Ding. Grünfeld Defence (?). 72 moves.
Game 8 : Ding 0.5 – 0.5 Gukesh. English 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4. 51 moves.
Game 9 : Gukesh 0.5 – 0.5 Ding. Catalan. 54 moves.
Rest day – 6th December
The games can be followed live on the following websites (games begin 8pm, Melbourne time):
FIDE official WCC website Live with commentary by GM David Howell and IM Jovanka Houska.
chess.com Chess24 broadcast on YouTube & Twitch of Game 1
lichess.org Twitch & YouTube: live with hosts GM Felix Blohberger and IM Laura Unuk.
Chessbase India YouTube – Game 1 – live commentary : Sagar, Tania & Samay