khaThe 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship match between GMs Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi will happen April 7-Might 1, 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The information was introduced on Thursday by the Worldwide Chess Federation.
The match, which can as soon as once more have a $2 million prize fund with 60 % going to the winner and 40 % to the runner-up, will crown a model new world champion. GM Magnus Carlsen introduced his withdrawal from the match final summer time and can due to this fact lose his FIDE world title in classical chess.
Nepomniachtchi, a 32-year-old grandmaster from Russia, misplaced to Carlsen within the earlier title match however as soon as once more certified by successful the 2022 Candidates Match. Ding, a 30-year-old grandmaster from China, got here second within the Candidates and earned his spot because of Carlsen stepping out.
There isn’t any clear favourite. Ding is the higher-rated participant with an Elo score of 2811 however Nepomniachtchi, presently rated 2793, has the head-to-head barely in his favor: +3 -2 =8. Carlsen himself has acknowledged earlier this week that he considers Ding the marginally higher participant and due to this fact the favourite.
Astana is acquainted floor for FIDE. In September 2022, it held the primary leg of the FIDE Girls’s Grand Prix, and in March 2019, it additionally hosted the FIDE World Crew Chess Championship. Almaty, Kazakhstan hosted the FIDE World Speedy & Blitz Championships simply three weeks in the past.
An earlier potential location for the match was Mexico. China in addition to the small metropolis of Jujuy in Argentina had additionally expressed curiosity.
“It’s the first time in historical past {that a} Chinese language grandmaster reaches the ultimate and fights for the world championship title,” mentioned FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. “We anticipate an unlimited curiosity from China on this occasion, and that’s a possibility we should capitalise on to advertise chess in Asia. As a lot as we might have beloved to carry a world occasion within the American continent, the time distinction would have significantly impacted the viewers on this specific case.”
Kazakhstan as the situation means a continued cooperation between FIDE and Freedom Finance, an funding firm that is part of Freedom Holdings (Nevada, U.S.). The corporate is engaged in funding banking, asset administration, and capital markets companies. It owns the Kazakh financial institution Freedom Finance, the net retailer Freedom24, and the Kazakhstani dealer Freedom Finance JSC amongst different belongings.
The 2023 world championship match will as soon as once more be performed over 14 video games, adopted by a speedy/blitz tiebreak in case of a tie. The time management for the usual video games is 120 minutes for the primary 40 strikes, adopted by 60 minutes for the subsequent 20 strikes, after which quarter-hour for the remainder of the sport with an increment of 30 seconds per transfer ranging from transfer 61.
