TheChessWorld Championship is an annual tournament where top players from around the world challenge each other in a tournament to compete for the title of world champion.
The winner of the tournament gets the chance to challenge the current world champion, who currently isGM Ding Liren. Whoever wins that match will be named the current chess champion of the world.
For the first time ever, this year’s tournament will see the FIDE Candidates and FIDE Women’s Candidates were organized together under one roof on the same dates.
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Where is the Chess World Championship taking place?
The opening ceremony will take place on the evening of April 3. Both tournaments will be set in motion on April 4 at 14:30 local time with the first round.
16 players in total will compete in the tournament. These consist of eight male players and eight female players who will play against each other in separate tournaments.
The men will compete in the candidate’s tournament, whereas the women will play in the women’s tournament.
The candidate contestants are:
The female contestants for the Chess World championship are:
The five-time Chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the Candidates chess tournament courtesy of winning the FIDE World Cup. However, he declined to play at the Candidates because he is unhappy with the format of the FIDE World Championship and its time control, as he prefers shorter time controls.
Because of this, Carlsen chose to forgo the chance to play at the Candidates to qualify for the World Championships.
On top of getting the chance to take on GM Ding Liren, where the winner will be named the current world champion of chess.
In addition to the coveted first place, the contestants also compete for a share of the prize funds of €500,000 in the Candidates Tournament and €250,000 in the Women’s Candidates Tournament.
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